Autonomous Airpower Manufacturing Engineer — On‑Floor Impact

Telemetry Today LLC; Costa Mesa (CA); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Equity grants

Health benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to support the Autonomous Airpower manufacturing team. You’ll help build processes, documentation, and production capabilities to move hardware from design to the factory floor with hands-on involvement.

This role spans multiple manufacturing disciplines and offers opportunities to improve processes, write instructions, and drive data‑driven decisions.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or complex hardware production.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Electrical or Industrial Engineering or equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience.
• Foundational understanding of machining, assembly, composites, or electrical integration.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, specifications, and CAD models.
• Experience analyzing production data and recommending process improvements.
• Willingness to work hands-on in a production environment alongside technicians.
• Strong communication skills to document processes clearly and work across engineering and production teams.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support the manufacturing value chain for assigned aircraft subsystems or assemblies — contributing to process development, work instruction authoring, and production support.
• Independently modify and enhance manufacturing processes to improve efficiency and quality metrics on the production line.
• Author and maintain work instructions, quality plans, and inspection documentation with guidance from senior MEs.
• Analyze production data to identify trends and recommend data‑driven process adjustments that reduce cycle times and increase throughput.
• Provide DFM/DFA input to design engineering — learning to identify manufacturability issues early and communicate them effectively.
• Support production builds on the floor — troubleshooting issues with technicians, documenting lessons learned, and iterating on processes.
• Develop and document standardized procedures that enhance manufacturing consistency and quality across build sequences.
• Assist with tooling definition and work with tooling engineers to validate fixtures and jigs for production use.
• Participate in root cause analysis for manufacturing non‑conformances and help drive corrective actions.
• Support manufacturing BOM development and maintain accurate production documentation in PLM/ERP systems.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Reading drawings

Data analysis

Hands-on

Communication

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

CAD tools (CATIA/SolidWorks/NX)

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to support the Autonomous Airpower manufacturing team. You’ll help build processes, documentation, and production capabilities to move hardware from design to the factory floor with hands-on involvement.

This role spans multiple manufacturing disciplines and offers opportunities to improve processes, write instructions, and drive data‑driven decisions.