Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Anduril Industries; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Santa Ana, CA, is seeking a Manager of Manufacturing Engineering to lead and scale our manufacturing engineering and planning teams. You will define how we build complex maritime hardware, driving strategy from component fabrication through vehicle integration and testing.

You will mentor talent, ensure robust processes compliant with NAVSEA standards, and partner across functions to transition products from R&D to high-rate production on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a direct leadership or managerial capacity.
• Experience leading NPI teams and scaling multiple complex hardware products into high-rate production.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and task a team of manufacturing engineers and planners to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Define and execute the manufacturing roadmap and qualification strategies to rapidly transition complex maritime systems from R&D to full-rate production.
• Direct the creation of manufacturing plans, optimize routings in the MES (Forge), and oversee the translation of 2D/3D drawings into shop-floor work instructions.
• Own the MBOM and as-built configuration tracking from the EBOM.
• Lead DFM, DFA, and DFT producibility assessments, driving upstream collaboration with design engineering to optimize for cost, quality, and scalability.
• Lead root-cause analysis, statistical process validations, and yield optimization to resolve production discrepancies.
• Act as the primary technical interface across Design, Quality, Supply Chain, Tooling, and Operations to manage schedules, resources, and budgets.

Skills

Leadership

NPI experience

MES/PDM tools

First-principles problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Master's degree in related field

Tools

ERP systems

SPC

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 Technology, Maritime Team is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Maritime Systems. The Maritime Manufacturing Technology Team is responsible for rapidly developing and implementing manufacturing technologies and processes for cutting-edge defense hardware, including deployable static and moving surface, undersea and sea to air vehicles and scaling these products in our new manufacturing facilities.

About The Job

We are looking for a Manager of Manufacturing Engineering to lead and scale our manufacturing engineering and planning teams in Santa Ana, CA. In this role, you will define how we build complex maritime hardware, driving manufacturing strategy from component fabrication through vehicle integration and testing. You will champion robust, repeatable processes compliant with rigorous standards (such as NAVSEA), mentor engineering talent, and partner cross-functionally to transition products from R&D into high-rate production on time and within budget.

What You’ll Do

• Team Leadership & Development: Lead, mentor, and task a team of manufacturing engineers and planners to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Manufacturing Strategy & Scaling: Define and execute the manufacturing roadmap and qualification strategies to rapidly transition complex maritime systems from R&D to full-rate production.
• Planning & Execution: Direct the creation of manufacturing plans, optimize routings in the MES (Forge), and oversee the translation of 2D/3D drawings into clear shop-floor work instructions.
• BOM & Configuration Management: Own the strategy and execution for the Manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOM) and as-built configuration tracking from the EBOM.
• DFX Leadership: Lead DFM, DFA, and DFT producibility assessments, driving upstream collaboration with design engineering to optimize for cost, quality, and scalability.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead root-cause analysis, statistical process validations, and yield optimization to resolve production discrepancies.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Act as the primary technical interface across Design, Quality, Supply Chain, Tooling, and Operations to manage schedules, resources, and budgets.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a direct leadership or managerial capacity.
• Demonstrated success leading NPI teams and scaling multiple complex hardware products into high-rate production.
• Deep technical foundation in mechanical assembly, electrical integration, composite fabrication, or precision machining.
• Hands-on experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Product Data Management (PDM) software.
• Proven track record using first-principles problem-solving to balance aggressive timelines, budgets, and resource allocation in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Direct experience in maritime, naval, or aerospace defense, with knowledge of NAVSEA or MIL-SPEC standards.
• Experience with ERP systems for production and material planning.
• Background in statistical process control (SPC), process characterization, and qualifying automated assembly and test equipment.
• Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.

US Salary Range

$146,000-$194,000 USD

Benefits

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:

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.

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