Autonomous Aircraft Manufacturing Engineering Lead

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); Presencial; USD 183.000 - 243.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Manager of Manufacturing Engineering to lead strategy and execution across our Autonomous Airpower portfolio. You will shape manufacturing feasibility, cost, and schedule and partner with chief engineers and growth teams from concept to full-rate production.

You will build and lead a manufacturing engineering team, balance design input with production reality, and drive cross-functional alignment to ensure programs reach milestones on time and on budget.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering.
• 12+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace or defense.
• Hands-on knowledge of aircraft manufacturing across multiple disciplines.
• Experience across full aircraft production lifecycle: DFM, design reviews, prototype/first-article builds, LRIP, and full-rate production.
• 5+ years leading manufacturing engineering teams.
• Ability to present manufacturing status, risks, and recommendations to leadership.
• Strong cross-functional leadership across engineering, operations, supply chain, PM, and business leadership.
• Experience managing ME budgets and cost positions across programs.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsabilidades

• Lead ME strategy and execution across the Autonomous Airpower portfolio and multiple programs.
• Serve as the primary ME point of contact for program managers and growth teams.
• Partner with chief engineers and design leadership through all engineering phases.
• Build and lead a team of manufacturing engineers across disciplines.
• Drive cross-functional alignment to ensure production readiness.
• Own ME cost and schedule, tracking, risks, and executive status updates.
• Represent ME in executive reviews and customer discussions with clear production context.
• Establish ME standards, processes, and best practices scalable across sites.
• Advise on make-vs-buy, capital investments, and production strategies.
• Drive MBOMs, tooling readiness, and rate-readiness across programs.

Conocimientos

Aerospace manufacturing experience

Cross-functional leadership

Cost and budget management

Production readiness

Executive communications

Leadership of manufacturing teams

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering

Herramientas

Teamcenter

SAP

Oracle

Descripción del empleo

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Manager of Manufacturing Engineering to lead strategy and execution across our Autonomous Airpower portfolio. You will shape manufacturing feasibility, cost, and schedule and partner with chief engineers and growth teams from concept to full-rate production.

You will build and lead a manufacturing engineering team, balance design input with production reality, and drive cross-functional alignment to ensure programs reach milestones on time and on budget.