Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Lehigh Heavy Forge Corporation; McHenry (MS); On-site; USD 143,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our manufacturing team, focusing on rapid iteration of cutting-edge hardware such as solid fuel rocket motors. You will own end-to-end processes from design to production, ensuring safety and quality at scale.

You will lead process development, evaluate capital equipment, manage CapEx projects, and mentor engineers while collaborating with suppliers and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science.
• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing or product processing.
• Ability to creatively deliver processes and products on time in a safe manner that meets or exceeds required parameters.
• Continuous improvement and process development skills and techniques.
• Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.).
• A genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning.
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of multiple complex manufacturing processes from concept to design.
• Develop novel processing solutions for assembly of solid fuel rocket motors at high volumes.
• Establish engineering standards and best practices.
• Independently evaluate and recommend significant capital equipment with ROI analysis.
• Manage CapEx projects from concept to implementation.
• Control project budgets of significant scale with on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Develop process flows, simplifying complex and critical operations into user friendly operations that maintain exceedingly high levels of safety and quality.
• Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing their hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
• Work with contract manufacturers across various disciplines to develop repeatable, sustained processes for quick-turn development as well as at-scale production.
• Work with technicians and other engineers hands-on, developing production ready processes.
• Mentor and guide new engineers
• Manage and optimize established full rate production processes
• Communicate complex technical concepts across all levels of the organization
• Travel to suppliers to do initial sourcing work, solve ongoing production issues, and implement quality procedures as needed

Skills

Manufacturing

Process development

CapEx ROI

Hardware fabrication

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree

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.

Anduril's Manufacturing team is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. The Manufacturing Engineering Team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware, specifically solid fuel rocket motors. 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 and processes 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

• Lead the development and implementation of multiple complex manufacturing processes from concept to design
• Develop novel processing solutions for assembly of solid fuel rocket motors at high volumes
• Establish engineering standards and best practices
• Independently evaluate and recommend significant capital equipment with ROI analysis
• Manage CapEx projects from concept to implementation
• Control project budgets of significant scale with on-time and on-budget delivery
• Develop process flows, simplifying complex and critical operations into user friendly operations that maintain exceedingly high levels of safety and quality.
• Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing their hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
• Work with contract manufacturers across various disciplines to develop repeatable, sustained processes for quick-turn development as well as at-scale production
• Work with technicians and other engineers hands-on, developing production ready processes
• Mentor and guide new engineers
• Manage and optimize established full rate production processes
• Communicate complex technical concepts across all levels of the organization
• Travel to suppliers to do initial sourcing work, solve ongoing production issues, and implement quality procedures as needed

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science
• 10+ years of experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing or product processing
• Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver processes and products on time in a safe manner that meets or exceeds the required parameters defined by the product
• Demonstrated continuous improvement and process development skills and techniques
• Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.) Work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus.
• A genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High rate production experience with safety critical industries
• Hands-on experience solid fuel rocket motors
• New product development experience
• Factory commissioning experience
• Demonstrated experience with large and complex CapEx projects

US Salary Range

$143,000-$191,000 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.

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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