Space Avionics Manufacturing Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for Avionics to own the manufacturing processes for flight computing, guidance and RF avionics that fly on our spacecraft. You will work hands‑on with technicians, developing and documenting processes to IPC‑610/620 Class 3 and related standards.

The role requires 8+ years in high‑reliability electronics manufacturing, strong root‑cause analysis skills, and willingness to travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering.
• 8+ years of manufacturing engineering in aerospace/defense or high‑reliability industries.
• Experience with IPC‑610/620 Class 3, IPC J‑STD‑001 Space Addendum, NASA‑STD‑8739 series.
• Hands‑on PCBA and box‑level assembly experience (cabling, harnessing, thermal, EMI/EMC).
• Authored work instructions or travelers for flight or high‑consequence electronic hardware.
• Experience with root cause analysis (8D, 5‑Why, Fishbone) and PFMEA.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing process development and documentation for flight computer, GNC and RF avionics assemblies.
• Author and maintain work instructions, travelers and as‑built records for the assemblies you own.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability and Assembly into avionics designs before CDR.
• Specify and qualify assembly tooling, fixtures and test equipment for avionics build.
• Own root cause analysis, PFMEA, process validation and first article inspection.
• Support incoming acceptance of development and COTS avionics units and feed findings back to vendor/partner teams.
• Train technicians on RF‑specific handling discipline including ESD and connector mating cycles.
• Act as owner of Anduril’s Manufacturing Development Process and use Foundry and Teamcenter as the system of record.
• Support design reviews and manufacturing readiness reviews for avionics scope.
• Provide hands‑on technical support to technicians on the floor.

Skills

Hands-on

Travel willingness

Root cause analysis

On-floor support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering

Tools

Foundry

Teamcenter

SAP

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for Avionics to own the manufacturing processes for flight computing, guidance and RF avionics that fly on our spacecraft. You will work hands‑on with technicians, developing and documenting processes to IPC‑610/620 Class 3 and related standards.

The role requires 8+ years in high‑reliability electronics manufacturing, strong root‑cause analysis skills, and willingness to travel up to 25%.