Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Aerospace Systems

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Ashville, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Columbus, Ohio, seeks a senior manufacturing engineer to architect factory-scale Fury production, spanning aircraft-class structures, composites, and complex integration. You will set standards, drive process and tooling, and own the manufacturing systems backbone for scalable, repeatable results.

You will mentor the ME team, partner with design, quality, PM, and supply chain, and lead root-cause analysis to eliminate systemic issues, delivering first-principles solutions

Qualifications

• 12+ years in manufacturing engineering, including rate and scale production, preferably in aerospace or aircraft structures.
• Has architected a production line or factory, or led a major systems rollout such as MES, and is a recognized technical authority.
• Deep DFM, tooling, composites and structures, and capacity or factory-scale expertise, with strong influence without authority.
• BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience, plus 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, capacity models, and rate strategy for aircraft-class structures.
• Set DFM, DFX, and process standards and design tooling and automation for structural fabrication and assembly.
• Own the manufacturing-systems backbone (MES, quality systems, and documentation at scale) and qualify contract-manufacturer processes.
• Lead root-cause on the most systemic issues and prevent recurrence across products.
• Mentor and grow the ME team and multiply the bench's technical capability.
• Partner across design, quality, PM, and supply chain to define the operating model from first principles.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Production rate & scale

Mentoring & leadership

Education

BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Manufacturing Engineering

Equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience

Tools

CAD

ERP

MES

Job description

Anduril Industries in Columbus, Ohio, seeks a senior manufacturing engineer to architect factory-scale Fury production, spanning aircraft-class structures, composites, and complex integration. You will set standards, drive process and tooling, and own the manufacturing systems backbone for scalable, repeatable results.

You will mentor the ME team, partner with design, quality, PM, and supply chain, and lead root-cause analysis to eliminate systemic issues, delivering first-principles solutions