Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Defense Tech, DFM/NPI Leader

Anduril; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing engineering and operations for complex systems, championing Design for Manufacturing (DFM, DFA, DFx) and scalable processes. You will collaborate with design, supply chain, quality, and EHS teams to translate the vision into actionable initiatives and drive pilots through rollout across sites.

Required: 3+ years in manufacturing engineering; 6+ years overall; eligible for a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, manufacturing operations, design engineering, digital manufacturing, program management, or engineering transformation.
• 6+ years of experience overall in relevant domains.
• Extensive experience collaborating with stakeholders to implement or improve products, tools, or manufacturing processes (specifically involving product integration).
• Proven experience successfully transitioning new products and/or production systems from development to full‑scale production.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• 8 – 10+ years experience in relevant domains. (preferred)
• Experience leading organizational change. (preferred)
• Experience from engineering to production with deep knowledge of development, co‑design, and engineering phases of product lifecycle. (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Define, lead and manage manufacturing engineering and operations initiatives from ideation through targeted pilots and broad roll‑out.
• Collaborate closely with engineers and technicians to deeply understand their pain points, needs, and the intricacies of their workflows.
• Champion best practices across global manufacturing engineering teams. Define and share what good looks like via lunch and learns, templates, etc.
• Facilitate early engagement with cross‑functional teams including product design, supply chain, business line, configuration management, quality, and EHS.
• Own new business processes for manufacturing engineering and industrial engineering. Balance standardization with adaptability for scalable, high‑impact solutions.
• Identify areas of improvement on programs and provide actionable recommendations. Provide guidance on feasibility and risk for new manufacturing projects
• Align manufacturing engineering milestones with integrated program schedule.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Process thinking

Security clearance eligibility

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing engineering and operations for complex systems, championing Design for Manufacturing (DFM, DFA, DFx) and scalable processes. You will collaborate with design, supply chain, quality, and EHS teams to translate the vision into actionable initiatives and drive pilots through rollout across sites.

Required: 3+ years in manufacturing engineering; 6+ years overall; eligible for a U.S. Secret security clearance.