Manufacturing Engineer Hardware

Front Door Defense; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Lexington, MA is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to serve as the first line of defense on the imaging production floor, diagnosing and resolving in-line issues to keep production moving.

You will own downtime triage, manage ERP/MES data, and collaborate with technicians to improve yield, throughput, and first-pass quality through sustained improvements.

Qualifications

• Degree in mechanical, electrical, systems, or industrial engineering.
• 5+ years hands-on experience on an active production line.
• Troubleshooting, testing, and assembling electromechanical hardware in a live production environment.
• Experience using MES and ERP to track yields, routing, and inventory.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Embed on the production floor to diagnose and resolve in-line issues quickly.
• Own downtime response, triage, drive, and close downtime & non-conformance issues with cross-functional teams.
• Manage digital line operations in ERP and MES for accurate production tracking and data integrity.
• Perform rapid debugging, root-cause analysis, containment, and corrective actions.
• Collaborate hands-on with technicians to capture bottlenecks and drive improvements to design and process.
• Create, update, and maintain clear work instructions, SOPs, and rework procedures on the floor.
• Drive continuous improvement of yield, throughput, and first-pass quality.

Skills

Production line experience

Troubleshooting

Hardware assembly

Data-driven

Security clearance eligible

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MES

ERP

Job description

Manufacturing Engineer

Lead on-line manufacturing improvements by diagnosing and resolving production-floor issues quickly.

Location: Lexington, Massachusetts

Compensation: $129,000 - 171,000 USD / year

About The Role

Manufacturing Engineer
Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

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 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 escalate 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.

US 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. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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