Manufacturing Engineer, Drones

S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold.

Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril’s Drones team is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join our rapidly growing team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for bridging the gap between cutting-edge design and efficient, high-volume production for our advanced Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) like Bolt, Ghost, Anvil, and future autonomous platforms.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Support the transition of products from concept to prototype, pilot, and full production with speed, flexibility, scalability, and first-time quality. Provide daily sustaining support to ensure each product line performs as intended, including real-time problem-solving related to mechanical fitment issues, electrical and harnessing issues, as well as software and firmware issues. Work with design engineers during the development process to drive design for manufacturing best practices into the design effort, and help facilitate the transition from design to prototype to rate production.

Own documentation required for successfully manufacturing products at scale such as MBOM’s, work instructions, process flows, floor plans, time studies, capacity analysis, etc. Collaborate with internal customers and manufacturing planning teams to define capacity planning actions to meet customer needs and expectations. Work hand in hand with the broader production team to solve complex issues to ensure customer demand is met.

Analyze metrics for continuous improvement initiatives (cost reduction, QI reduction & capacity increase). Instill a culture of innovation, teamwork, and accountability within the manufacturing engineering product team. Travel to suppliers and partner sites to do initial sourcing work, solve ongoing production issues, and implement process procedures as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience building successful production operations from scratch, often working with very little definition Harness & PCBA fabrication experience or proven competency in mechanical system design and analysis Ownership of a complex bill of materials for an electromechanical product Knowledge of manufacturing processes including sheet metal, machining, and 3D printing Experience in NX/Teamcenter US Salary Range $129,000 — $171,000 USD The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of

Compensation

factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.