Lead Manufacturing Engineer Scale High-Reliability Hardware

Anduril Industries; United States; On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits package

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Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to guide a manufacturing engineering team in developing and scaling production for defense hardware. The role focuses on rapid process improvements, quality, and cost reduction across product lines.

You will partner with design and supply chain teams to ensure manufacturability, create and maintain MBOMs, work instructions, and production documentation, and travel to supplier sites for early sourcing and issue resolution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing process development, preferably in a high‑reliability industry.
• Experience creating detailed work instructions and manufacturing process documentation.
• Experience optimizing manual assembly operations and establishing standardized work.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, SPC, and DFMA principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead a manufacturing engineering team over multiple products to drive process improvements.
• Own documentation for manufacturing product group hardware at scale (MBOMs, work instructions, requirements).
• Drive design for manufacturing considerations with design engineers and facilitate transitions from design to production.
• Collaborate with internal customers and supply chain teams to manage vendors and ensure on-time, quality deliveries.
• Travel to suppliers and partner sites for sourcing, issue resolution, and process implementation.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Process optimization

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem-solving

Quality planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing / Industrial / Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD software

MES / Manufacturing Execution Systems

Digital work instructions

Scripting (any language)

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to guide a manufacturing engineering team in developing and scaling production for defense hardware. The role focuses on rapid process improvements, quality, and cost reduction across product lines.

You will partner with design and supply chain teams to ensure manufacturability, create and maintain MBOMs, work instructions, and production documentation, and travel to supplier sites for early sourcing and issue resolution.