Aerospace MRB Engineering Manager – Lead & Scale

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an experienced Air Dominance and Strike Aerostructures Engineer to lead MRB analysis and sustainment for Group 5 air vehicles. You will own the MRB lifecycle from non-conformance intake to repair release, guiding a team of engineers and ensuring schedule, quality, and airworthiness.

Join a fast-paced, high-stakes environment, mentoring junior staff, and collaborating with Quality, Manufacturing, Design, and Program Management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience in aerospace structural analysis, design, or liaison engineering, with MRB or non-conformance disposition experience.
• 2+ years of experience leading or managing engineers, either as a people manager or in a senior technical leadership capacity.
• Strong understanding of structural substantiation (static strength, fatigue, damage tolerance) and structural repair design for metallic and composite structures.
• Demonstrated ability to set technical standards and review others’ work across analysis and design disciplines.
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills — able to represent the team to Quality, Manufacturing, Program Management, and senior engineering leadership.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Ability to travel up to 25% to vendors, production, and test sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of MRB analysis and sustainment design engineers responsible for dispositioning non-conformances and releasing repair solutions for metallic and composite structures on Group 5 air vehicles.
• Own the end-to-end health of the MRB system — from non-conformance intake and structural substantiation through repair drawing release and production closure — ensuring the team meets schedule, quality, and airworthiness requirements.
• Hire, mentor, and develop analysis and design engineers, including establishing a path to MRB signature/delegated authority for team members.
• Set technical standards and review complex or high-risk dispositions and repair designs, acting as an escalation point for the most difficult non-conformances.
• Partner with Quality Assurance, Manufacturing Engineering, Design, Materials & Processes (M&P), and Program Management to prioritize work, resolve cross-functional blockers, and protect production schedule.
• Drive root cause and corrective action (RCCA) programs to reduce recurring non-conformances, rework, and scrap across the production line.
• Build and continuously improve MRB processes, tools, and standard work to scale the team as production rates increase.
• Report on team throughput, non-conformance trends, and open risk to engineering and program leadership.
• Balance team workload across analysis and design disciplines, ensuring tight hand-offs between disposition and repair drawing release.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional communication

Autonomy

Security clearance eligible

Mentoring

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

NASTRAN

Siemens NX

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking an experienced Air Dominance and Strike Aerostructures Engineer to lead MRB analysis and sustainment for Group 5 air vehicles. You will own the MRB lifecycle from non-conformance intake to repair release, guiding a team of engineers and ensuring schedule, quality, and airworthiness.

Join a fast-paced, high-stakes environment, mentoring junior staff, and collaborating with Quality, Manufacturing, Design, and Program Management.