Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Barracuda

Anduril; Ashville (OH); On-site; USD 113,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity grants

Support for health and recovery

Job summary

Anduril is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer in Ashville, Ohio, to shape manufacturing design for the Missile division. The role involves managing the production process from prototyping to large-scale manufacturing, ensuring quality, and collaborating with design engineers. Candidates should have a degree in a technical field and at least 5 years of relevant experience. The salary range is $113,000 to $149,000 with competitive equity grants included in the compensation package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in manufacturing or prototyping position.
• Personal manufacturing experience via machining, fabrication, soldering, or assembly.
• U.S. Citizen required.

Responsibilities

• Execute the manufacturing from prototyping to full-scale production.
• Collaborate with design engineers to drive best practices.
• Analyze metrics for continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop production methodologies and implement best practices.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Attention to detail

Creativity in delivery

Technical problem-solving

Education

Degree in engineering, math, or hard science

Job description

About the Job

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping the manufacturing design for Anduril’s Missile division. Your core responsibilities include ensuring the highest production quality and supporting the development and implementation of new products for several program designs. The role encompasses the entire manufacturing value chain, including Design for Manufacturability, tool design and selection, process creation and optimization, vendor sourcing and collaboration, quality planning, and documentation for hardware production. This role requires candidates to relocate to Costa Mesa for a 3‑month training program. Housing, transportation, and related expenses will be provided during your stay.

What You’ll Do

• Execute the manufacturing of a certain product or set of products, from initial prototyping through large full‑scale production.
• Work with design engineers during the development process to drive design for manufacturing best practices into the design effort, and help facilitate the transition from design to prototype to rate production.
• Act as a manufacturing liaison for mechanical fabrication and avionics with subject matter expertise in these areas and key experience in design for manufacturability.
• Own documentation required for successfully manufacturing product group hardware at scale, such as MBOMs, work instructions & requirements.
• Advise on quality management and business application programs as they pertain to manufacturing within your area.
• Collaborate with internal customers and manufacturing planning teams to define capacity planning actions to meet customer needs and expectations.
• Analyze metrics for continuous improvement initiatives (cost reduction, QI reduction & capacity increase).
• Instill a culture of innovation, teamwork, and accountability within the manufacturing engineering product team.
• Develop production and test methodologies and implement best practices to enable scaling production capabilities for larger, more complex products.
• Travel to suppliers and partner sites to do initial sourcing work, solve ongoing production issues, and implement process procedures as required.

Required Qualifications

• Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science.
• 5+ years in manufacturing or similar prototyping position.
• An attitude of world‑class mission assurance, quality, attention to detail, and dedication.
• A genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning.
• Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver hardware in a resource‑constrained environment.
• Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.). Work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus.
• U.S. Citizen Required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building or transforming successful production operation organizations and leading large‑scale change management initiatives that influence culture, define tools & processes and improve competencies.
• Harness & PCBA fabrication experience including prior work with or setup/modification/monitoring SMT processes.
• Hands‑on experience with R/C and/or autonomous flight vehicles, flight controllers, or other related control systems.
• Current active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Salary Range

$113,000 – $149,000 USD (base salary only). Actual salary offer may vary based on 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.

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. Additionally, Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees.