Data Engineer: Manufacturing Analytics & AI on the Floor

Neura Market; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Quality Specialist to own end-to-end data and analytics impacting production lines and program leaders.

You will build production scorecards, pipelines across ERP/MES/QMS, and deploy AI tools to accelerate shop-floor decisions.

This role requires on-site engagement, up to 25% travel, and eligibility for U.S. government security clearance (ITAR).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/engineering from an accredited program.
• 4+ years as a Data Engineer or Analytics Engineer, with 2+ years in manufacturing/hardware environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing workflows and quality gates.
• Experience building data pipelines in Palantir Foundry or Databricks.
• Advanced SQL and Python skills (Pandas, PySpark).
• Experience using AI coding tools to review outputs.
• Ability to perform root-cause analysis on data issues.
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (ITAR).

Responsibilities

• Operate on the shop floor to translate manufacturing processes into dashboards and analytics tools.
• Design, build, and operate the Atlanta analytics architecture, scorecards, and inspection-data analytics.
• Pull data from ERP, MES, QMS, inventory; build pipelines and ontologies; collaborate with ML practitioners.
• Run deep-dive analyses in SQL/Python to identify root causes and fix issues at the source.
• Implement automated data-quality checks and monitoring in pipelines.
• Lead end-to-end data projects with cross-functional teams.
• Develop AI-assisted workflows to reduce repetitive analyst work.

Skills

Data engineering

SQL

Python

AI tooling

Communication

Problem solving

Clearance eligibility

Manufacturing domain

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Databricks

Job description

Anduril Industries in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Quality Specialist to own end-to-end data and analytics impacting production lines and program leaders.

You will build production scorecards, pipelines across ERP/MES/QMS, and deploy AI tools to accelerate shop-floor decisions.

This role requires on-site engagement, up to 25% travel, and eligibility for U.S. government security clearance (ITAR).