Materials and Process Development Engineer, Maritime

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

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Materials and Process Development Engineer, Maritime, to drive efficient, rapid, on-time production for new maritime vehicles using cutting-edge materials and processes. You will develop and integrate materials across platforms, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to deliver unified manufacturing solutions.

The role requires hands-on manufacturing experience, the ability to work with cross-functional teams, and eligibility to obtain a U.S.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as an engineer for materials and processes technology development, manufacturing engineering and/or production/process engineering.
• Technology development experience in materials, automation, prototyping, and processes.
• Ability to work hands-on in a manufacturing environment alongside operations and manufacturing engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop materials and processes development solutions for new product and factory development and for future production systems.
• Integrate new materials and processes to improve production flow, space allocation and resource requirements.
• Question requirements in product and production system design to ensure cost- and schedule-effective factory solutions.
• Support design, construction, commissioning and start-up of production systems at new factory sites.
• Provide engineering support on product processes, materials and technologies to meet production performance timelines.
• Lead hands-on, set an example and expedite project completion.
• Collaborate with product design, manufacturing engineering, operations, facilities, EH&S, and finance, plus external vendors, for production system designs.

Skills

Materials development

Automation

Prototyping

Manufacturing engineering

Production systems

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 Maritime Manufacturing Technology Team is seeking a Materials and Process Development Engineer to join our team. The Maritime Manufacturing Technology Team is responsible for rapidly developing and implementing manufacturing materials, 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

As a Materials and Process Development Engineer, Maritime, you will be a Materials and Process development innovator to drive to efficient, rapid, on-time production for the new maritime vehicles, utilizing cutting edge technologies and material systems. The right person for this role has developed materials and process technologies across multiple platforms for a variety of product lines, groups, or businesses and integrated with both internal and external customers. If you are someone who wants to develop innovative, adaptive, flexible and creative approaches to design and manufacturing and develop unified solutions for lots of stakeholders then this role is for you.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Work to develop materials and processes development solutions for new product and factory development, the future production system creation, integrating new materials and processes, including technologies to improve production flow while enhancing product performance, space allocation and resource requirements across programs and products.
• Question requirements in product and production system design, and facility creation to ensure the most cost and schedule effective solutions for our factories that meets the needs of our products.
• Support design, construction, commissioning and start-up of the production systems at new factory sites, ensuring successful delivery of the factory and products off the line.
• Provide engineering support on product processes, materials and technologies. Buy down risk to meet production performance and timelines in new facilities.
• Lead hands-on: set an example and expedite project completion.
• Drive collaboration with product design, manufacturing engineering, operations, facilities and construction, environmental safety & health, and finance to deliver creative and effective production system designs, as well as external vendors supporting the design, construction, and commissioning of new facilities.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of experience as an engineer for materials and processes technology development, manufacturing engineering, and/or production/process engineering.
• Technology development experience in materials, automation, prototyping, and processes.
• Ability to work hands-on in a manufacturing environment, next to operations and manufacturing engineering to understand and optimize the production system.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior work with architecture and infrastructure engineering partners and/or general contractors to build, improve or modify production facilities.
• Process improvement, including justification of return on investment for process or operational changes.
• Application of new technologies, new processes, lean manufacturing and linear flow principles in a production environment.
• Automation and materials development for manufacturing processes in assembly, integration, test, and finishing operations.

US Salary Range

$146,000 — $194,000 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.