Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Aerospace Factory & MES

Anduril Industries; Ashville (OH); On-site; USD 143,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Columbus, Ohio, seeks a senior manufacturing engineer to architect factory-scale manufacturing for the Fury program, spanning aircraft-class structures, composites, and complex integration.

You will set DFM/DFX standards, design tooling and automation, own the MES/quality systems, and lead root-cause on systemic issues while mentoring the ME team. Collaboration with design, quality, PM, and supply chain is essential.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in manufacturing engineering and scale production.
• Architected a production line or major systems rollout (MES) and acted as a technical authority.
• Deep knowledge of DFM, tooling, composites, and factory-scale capacity; influential without formal authority.
• BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience; CAD/ERP/MES proficiency.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Architect the industrialization of Fury hardware at scale, including factory layout and rate strategy for aircraft-class structures.
• Set DFM, DFX, and process standards; design tooling and automation for structural fabrication and assembly.
• Own the manufacturing-systems backbone (MES, quality systems, documentation at scale) and qualify contract-manufacturer processes.
• Lead root-cause analysis on systemic issues and prevent recurrence across products.
• Mentor and grow the ME team and multiply the bench's technical capability.
• Partner with design, quality, PM, and supply chain to define the operating model.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Production scale

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Education

BS in Mechanical Eng

BS in Aerospace Eng

Tools

CAD

ERP

MES

Job description

Anduril Industries in Columbus, Ohio, seeks a senior manufacturing engineer to architect factory-scale manufacturing for the Fury program, spanning aircraft-class structures, composites, and complex integration.

You will set DFM/DFX standards, design tooling and automation, own the MES/quality systems, and lead root-cause on systemic issues while mentoring the ME team. Collaboration with design, quality, PM, and supply chain is essential.