Manufacturing Engineer

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries, a defense technology leader, seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer for MRO of turbine engines. This role owns rework, failure analysis, and upgrading legacy engines to current configurations, coordinating with design, quality, and planning teams.

You will manage advanced manufacturing processes, including CNC machining and additive manufacturing, while ensuring accurate as-built records and rapid, reliable turnarounds in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in turbomachinery component manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or high-performance industrial gas turbine industries.
• Experience with CAD/CAM software, preferably NX or similar.

Responsibilities

• Own disposition and rework of engines failing internal acceptance tests or returned by customers.
• Diagnose engine-level issues by analyzing test data and inspecting hardware to find root causes.
• Draft clear rework instructions and coordinate with production on tasks and priorities.
• Maintain configuration across EBOM/MBOM for traceability of engines.
• Lead teardown and inspection of returned engines and determine serviceability.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

CNC machining

Additive manufacturing

CAD/CAM

NX

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

NX CAD/CAM

CNC machining

Additive manufacturing

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.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, MRO, Turbine Engines

Summary - About The Team / Job

Anduril’s Manufacturing team is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. The Propulsion Manufacturing Team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware for the Core Technologies Platform. 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

• Own the disposition and rework of engines that fail internal acceptance test or are returned by customers, addressing both hardware failures and upgrades to the latest configuration for the entire program.
• Diagnose engine-level issues by analyzing test data, inspecting hardware, and driving each failure to its true root cause.
• Author clear, complete rework instructions and partner closely with production to communicate tasks, priorities, and expectations.
• Manage configuration across the EBOM and MBOM to keep every engine traceable to its correct build state.
• Lead teardown and inspection of returned engines, documenting findings and determining whether components are serviceable, repairable, or scrap.
• Define and manage upgrade paths that bring legacy-configuration engines to the current standard, including the required rework steps and parts.
• Feed failure findings back to design, quality, and reliability engineering so recurring issues are corrected at the source.
• Estimate rework scope, cost, and turnaround time, and coordinate with planning and supply chain to signal hardware demand.
• Verify that every reworked engine meets requirements and passes acceptance testing before it ships to the customer.
• Maintain accurate as-built records so each engine's final configuration is fully documented after rework.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in turbomachinery component manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or high-performance industrial gas turbine industries.
• Experience with CAD/CAM software, preferably NX or similar.
• Familiarity with CNC machining, additive manufacturing, and other advanced manufacturing technologies.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (No minimum requirements, maximum ~5-6 bullet points)

• Experience integrating automation, robotics, or advanced metrology systems (e.g., CMM, optical scanning) into manufacturing workflows.
• Owned end-to-end equipment development and implementation

US Salary Range

$129,000—$193,000 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. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.