Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Drones – Scale Hardware & Production

Speedrun Talent Network; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company at the forefront of autonomy, AI, and sensing. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Drones, will bridge early design and high‑volume production for UAS platforms such as Bolt, Ghost, and Anvil.

You will support products from concept through ramp, own manufacturing documentation, and partner with design, supply chain, and production to scale operations. A U.S. Secret clearance is required where applicable.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical field (engineering, math, or hard science).
• 5+ years in manufacturing or similar position.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support the transition of products from concept to prototype, pilot, and full production with speed, flexibility, scalability, and first-time quality.
• Provide daily sustaining support to ensure each product line performs as intended, including real-time problem-solving related to mechanical fitment issues, electrical and harnessing issues, as well as software and firmware issues.
• 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.
• Own documentation required for successfully manufacturing products at scale such as MBOMs, work instructions, process flows, floor plans, time studies, capacity analysis, etc.
• Collaborate with internal customers and manufacturing planning teams to define capacity planning actions to meet customer needs and expectations.
• Work hand in hand with the broader production team to solve complex issues to ensure customer demand is met.
• 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.
• Travel to suppliers and partner sites to do initial sourcing work, solve ongoing production issues, and implement process procedures as required.

Education

Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company at the forefront of autonomy, AI, and sensing. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Drones, will bridge early design and high‑volume production for UAS platforms such as Bolt, Ghost, and Anvil.

You will support products from concept through ramp, own manufacturing documentation, and partner with design, supply chain, and production to scale operations. A U.S. Secret clearance is required where applicable.