Aerospace Manufacturing Architect – Scaled Automation

Anduril; Ashville (OH); On-site; USD 143,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries' Fury team builds autonomous air vehicles and related hardware in Columbus, Ohio. You will architect factory-scale manufacturing for Fury, spanning aircraft-class structures, composites, and complex integration at scale.

As the technical authority, you will set manufacturing standards, own MES/quality systems, lead root-cause on systemic issues, and mentor the ME team while partnering with design, quality, PM, and supply chain.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in manufacturing engineering, including rate and scale production.
• Architected a production line or factory, or led a major systems rollout such as MES.
• Deep DFM, tooling, composites and structures, and capacity or factory-scale expertise.
• BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience, plus CAD/ERP/MES proficiency.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Architect the industrialization of Fury hardware at scale, including factory layout, capacity models, and rate strategy for aircraft-class structures.
• Set DFM, DFX, and process standards and design tooling/automation strategy for structural fabrication and assembly.
• Own the manufacturing-systems backbone (MES, quality systems, and documentation at scale) and qualify contract-manufacturer processes.
• Lead root-cause on the most systemic issues and prevent recurrence across products.
• Mentor and grow the ME team and multiply the bench's technical capability.
• Partner across design, quality, PM, and supply chain to define the operating model.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Production scale-up

Aerospace experience

Education

BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

CAD

ERP

MES

Job description

Anduril Industries' Fury team builds autonomous air vehicles and related hardware in Columbus, Ohio. You will architect factory-scale manufacturing for Fury, spanning aircraft-class structures, composites, and complex integration at scale.

As the technical authority, you will set manufacturing standards, own MES/quality systems, lead root-cause on systemic issues, and mentor the ME team while partnering with design, quality, PM, and supply chain.