Senior Manufacturing Development Engineer

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 Manufacturing Development team is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. The team defines the ‘What’, ‘When’, ‘Why’ and ‘How’ for manufacturing, from advanced manufacturing engineering to NPI to manufacturing operations. ABOUT THE JOB This role includes championing Design for Manufacturing (DFM, DFA, DFx), reviewing and consulting on manufacturing plans for complex systems, and supporting manufacturing development on strategic programs.

If you are excited to distill Anduril’s vision for production and the manufacturing lifecycle into actionable initiatives and deploy them across manufacturing teams and sites, this role is for you.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Define, lead and manage manufacturing engineering and operations initiatives from ideation through targeted pilots and broad roll-out. Collaborate closely with engineers and technicians to deeply understand their pain points, needs, and the intricacies of their workflows. Champion best practices across global manufacturing engineering teams.

Define and share what good looks like via lunch and learns, templates, etc. Facilitate early engagement with cross-functional teams including product design, supply chain, business line, configuration management, quality, and EHS. Own new business processes for manufacturing engineering and industrial engineering.

Balance standardization with adaptability for scalable, high-impact solutions. Identify areas of improvement on programs and provide actionable recommendations. Provide guidance on feasibility and risk for new manufacturing projects Align manufacturing engineering milestones with integrated program schedule.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

3+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, manufacturing operations, design engineering, digital manufacturing, program management, or engineering transformation. 6+ years of experience overall in relevant domains . Extensive experience collaborating with stakeholders to implement or improve products , tools , or manufacturing processes ( espec ially involving product integration ).

Proven experience successfully transitioning new products and/or production systems from development to full-scale production. B usiness impact mindset and a process thinker . S.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

8 – 10+ years experience in relevant domains. Experience leading organizational change. Experience from engineering to production with deep knowledge of development, co-design, and engineering phases of product lifecycle.

Compensation

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Benefits

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