Lead Manufacturing Engineer, EagleEye

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to join our Eagle Eye Manufacturing Team in Costa Mesa, CA. You will own manufacturing processes from prototype to high-volume production, driving manufacturability and supply chain scalability.

You will collaborate with Design Engineering teams, develop tooling and fixturing, and write work instructions and quality plans to enable scalable production.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical field (engineering, math, hard science)
• 8+ years in manufacturing or design of electromechanical hardware
• Proven ability to deliver electromechanical hardware in resource-constrained environments
• Direct team leadership experience with tangible examples
• Experience bringing up assembly operations for electromechanical assemblies
• Hands-on hardware manufacturing experience (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly)
• Proficient with CAD and PLM software
• U.S. Person due to export-controlled information access

Responsibilities

• Leverage NPI expertise to transition electromechanical products from prototype to high-volume production, optimizing manufacturability and supply chain scalability
• Collaborate with Design Engineering early to feedback Design For Manufacturability
• Own portion or all of the manufacturing value chain for a product or set of products
• Develop tooling/fixturing solutions for assembly and test
• Develop process flows by breaking down large assemblies into subassemblies/sub-processes
• Write work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements for scalable manufacturing
• Contribute to end-customer hardware design including interconnects and board fabrication/inspection
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of Manufacturing Engineers

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing experience

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CAD software

PLM software

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 TEAM

Anduril’s Manufacturing team is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. The Eagle Eye Manufacturing Team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware for the Warfighter. This responsibility includes everything in the manufacturing value-chain, including, but not limited to, Design for Manufacturability work, tool design & selection, process creation & optimization, vendor sourcing & interaction, quality planning, and work documentation associated with the hardware that the Manufacturing Engineer owns.

The right person for this role can demonstrate past holistic ownership on solving a technical challenge with a creative, physical, solution that they either personally manufacturing or oversaw manufacturing on, in a fast-paced, resource-limited environment. If you are someone who thrives in such an environment, then this role is for you.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Leverage expertise in New Product Introduction (NPI) to seamlessly transition electromechanical products from prototype to high-volume production, optimizing manufacturability and supply chain scalability
• Collaborate with Design Engineering teams early in the development process to feedback Design For Manufacturability
• Own a portion or all of the manufacturing value chain for a certain product or set of products
• Develop novel tooling and fixturing solutions for assembly and test
• Develop process flows, breaking down large, complex assemblies into a logical part flow of subassemblies and sub-processes
• Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing their hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
• Contribute to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection, etc.
• Define workflows with cross functional teams for effective collaborationBuild, Mentor, and Lead a high performing team of Manufacturing Engineers with various specialties

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in a technical field preferred such as engineering, math, or a hard science
• 8+ years of experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing or design of electromechanical hardware
• Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment
• Demonstrated direct team leadership skills, with backing examples
• Demonstrated ability to bring up assembly operations for electromechanical assemblies
• Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.); work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus
• Proficient at CAD and PLM software
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Hands-on experience with R/C and/or autonomous flight vehicles, flight controllers, or other related control systems
• Software scripting experience in any language

US Salary Range

$147,000—$196,000 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.