Manufacturing Engineer

Slope; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Competitive equity grants

Job summary

Slope is seeking a dedicated engineer for their Lexington production floor. This hands-on role involves rapid troubleshooting of production issues and managing downtime efficiently. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience supporting active production lines and demonstrate proficiency in handling electromechanical hardware.

Key qualifications include a technical degree and eligibility for a U.S. Secret security clearance. The role offers a competitive salary between $129,000 and $171,000 USD, with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience supporting an active production line in engineering.
• Experience troubleshooting and assembling electromechanical hardware in production.
• Eligible for U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve in-line production issues.
• Manage production downtime and non-conformance issues.
• Administer day-to-day updates in ERP and MES.

Skills

Troubleshooting electromechanical hardware

Process and production support

Data management in MES and ERP

Root cause analysis

Continuous improvement practices

Education

Degree in mechanical, electrical, systems, or industrial engineering

Tools

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Job description

ABOUT THE JOB:

This engineer is our first line of defense on the Imaging production floor. Embedded on the line, they keep hardware moving by rapidly troubleshooting in‑line issues, driving down downtime, and resolving the technical and process problems that stand between us and shipping product. This is a hands‑on, floor‑dedicated sustaining role focused on the assembly, integration, and test of discrete electromechanical and optomechanical systems.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• First Line of Defense: Embed on the production floor to rapidly respond to, diagnose, and resolve in‑line production issues across assembly, integration, and test — keeping downtime to an absolute minimum.
• Downtime & Ticket Management: Own the response process when the line goes down. Triage, drive, and close production downtime & non‑conformance issues, coordinating engineering, maintenance, quality, and supply chain to restore flow quickly.
• Digital Line Operations: Handle the essential digital administration of the line. Own the day‑to‑day updates and troubleshooting within our ERP and MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) to ensure accurate production tracking, data integrity, and inventory flow.
• Root Cause & Debugging: Perform rapid debugging, testing, and root‑cause analysis (RCA) on failing hardware and processes. Implement containment, drive corrective and preventive actions, and escape systemic issues to the design and quality teams.
• Floor Collaboration: Partner hands‑on with technicians and assemblers every day, capturing assembly friction points and feeding improvements back into process and design.
• Documentation & Training: Create, update, and maintain clear, accurate work instructions, SOPs, and rework procedures so the floor always runs to the current standard. Ensure ECO/ECN change implementations are managed and executed on the production floor correctly and on time.
• Continuous Improvement: Analyze line data to surface recurring failures and bottlenecks, and drive incremental improvements to yield, throughput, and first‑pass quality.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in a technical field such as mechanical, electrical, systems, or industrial engineering, or a related hard science.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience supporting an active production line — in manufacturing, production, process, sustainment, or industrial engineering.
• Demonstrated, hands‑on experience troubleshooting, testing, and assembling electromechanical hardware in a live production environment.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing and managing data within MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) and ERP platforms to track yields, routing, and inventory.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in aerospace/defense or another regulated, high‑reliability industry, including familiarity with defense terminology and processes.
• Exposure to ISO 9001 / AS9100 quality systems.
• Familiarity with optical / opto‑mechanical system integration and test.
• Experience in a high‑growth or startup manufacturing environment combined with mature‑production rigor (“knows what good looks like”).
• Familiarity with PLM and WMS platforms.

Salary Range

$129,000 — $171,000 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.