CNC Operator

Anduril Industries; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 44,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries, a defense technology company in Morrisville, NC, seeks a hands-on CNC Operator for high‑precision machining on a production floor. You will partner with engineering, quality, and assembly to build advanced hardware, manage complex setups, and ensure tight tolerances through GD&T inspections.

The role emphasizes ownership of the machining process, the ability to work across R&D and production, and multi‑tasking in a dynamic aerospace environment. U.S.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as a CNC operator.
• Full-time on-site in Morrisville, NC facility.
• 5+ years experience with fixture setups.
• Clear understanding of G- and M-codes.
• High level of familiarity with multi-axis and 3D machining.
• Experience with CNC lathes and 3/4 axis vertical mills.
• High level of tooling and fixture experience.
• Ability to take ownership of the entire manufacturing process from start to finish.
• Ability to adapt between R&D and short production.
• Ability to multi-task.
• U.S. Person status required to access export controlled data.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Operate CNC mills, lathes, and multi-axis routers.
• Interpret CAD designs and models.
• Implement workholding and fixtures, including vacuum fixtures.
• Troubleshoot issues and make on-the-fly adjustments.
• Perform measurements and GD&T inspections during manufacturing.

Skills

CNC operation

Fixture setups

G-code / M-code

Troubleshooting

Multi-tasking

Manufacturing ownership

R&D to production adaptation

Tools

CNC Lathes

3/4 axis vertical mills

Fanuc controls

Siemens controls

HAAS controls

Mastercam

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.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 JOB

We are looking for a CNC Operator to execute high-precision machining operations and drive manufacturing excellence on our production floor in Morrisville,NC. This role will be on the Production team and partner across the engineering organization, quality organization, and assembly teams to build next-generation hardware.

This role will be dynamic and full of new engagement, challenges, and opportunities to bring the core elements of success for an aerospace machining program—complex machine setups, tight‑tolerance machining of advanced materials, rigorous tool control and FOD prevention, in‑process inspection, and machine maintenance. The role will also support the development and adoption of new advanced manufacturing processes. As Anduril grows, our machining capabilities and the scope of this role will grow too. If you are someone who has passion for the quality of their work, is hands‑on with advanced CNC equipment, and wants to be accountable for hardware that matters, then this role is for you.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Operating of CNC mills, lathes, multi-axis routers
• Interpreting CAD design models.
• Implement various work holding and fixturemethods, including vacuum fixtures.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues and adjust during the manufacturing process.
• Perform measurement / GD&T inspections during the manufacturing process.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Full-time on site in Anduril’s Morrisville, NC facility
• 5+ years experience as a CNC operator
• 5+ years experience with fixture setups
• Clear understanding of G and M codes.
• High level of familiarity with multi-axis and 3D machining.
• Experience with CNC Lathes
• Experience with 3/4 axis vertical Mills.
• High level of tooling and fixture experience
• Ability to take ownership of entire manufacturing process from start to finish
• Ability to adapt between R&D and short production.
• Ability to multi‑task.
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to accessexport controlled data
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 1+ year experience with Mastercam or similar CAM software
• Experience with Fanuc, Fagor, HAAS or Siemens control
• Familiarity with machining composites
• High level of GD&T knowledge.
• 3D printing experience

US Hourly Range

$32.22—$41.68 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril’s total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.