EW Manufacturing Engineer: Build Cutting-Edge Hardware

Anduril Industries; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join the Electromagnetic Warfare team. You will own part of the manufacturing value chain for AI&T of electro-mechanical assemblies and drive process improvements.

You will collaborate with Product Quality, Design Engineering, and contract manufacturers to enable rapid prototyping and scalable production, write work instructions, and lead Kaizen events.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical field preferred such as engineering, math, or a hard science.
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing or electromechanical hardware design.
• Experience delivering electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment.
• Experience with Harness or PCBA design review.
• Hands-on hardware fabrication experience (soldering, SMT, harnessing, box assembly).
• Experience with JIRA, Siemens NX, Teamcenter (PLM), or Oracle ERP.
• Interest in manufacturing and willingness to learn.
• U.S. Person due to export control access.

Responsibilities

• Own a portion or all of the manufacturing value chain that includes AI&T for electro‑mechanical assemblies.
• Contribute to operational excellence with a continuous improvement mindset and Kaizen events.
• Partner with Product Quality Engineering to drive RCCA burndowns addressing key issues.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering on DFx for smooth NPI transitions.
• Develop process flows, breaking down large assemblies into subassemblies and sub‑processes.
• Write work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
• Work with contract manufacturers to develop repeatable, at‑scale processes.
• Work with technicians and other engineers hands‑on, building prototype hardware.
• Contribute to mechanical/electrical design including interconnects and board fabrication.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Electromechanical hardware design

Continuous improvement mindset

DFx for NPI transitions

Soldering / assembly experience

Education

Technical degree (engineering, math, or hard science)

Tools

JIRA

Siemens NX

Teamcenter (PLM)

Oracle ERP

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join the Electromagnetic Warfare team. You will own part of the manufacturing value chain for AI&T of electro-mechanical assemblies and drive process improvements.

You will collaborate with Product Quality, Design Engineering, and contract manufacturers to enable rapid prototyping and scalable production, write work instructions, and lead Kaizen events.