Tooling Design Engineer, Air Vehicles

Anduril; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Tooling Engineer to design, validate, and implement high-quality tooling and fixtures for efficient, safe manufacturing of aircraft structures. You will collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams to support new product introduction and production scaling.

The role requires 5+ years in production tooling for air vehicles, CAD proficiency, and the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in production tooling for air vehicles (manned/unmanned).
• Distinguish critical design differences between prototype and production tooling.
• Tooling requirements for composite manufacturing: lamination, curing, trimming, assembly.
• CAD-based design of mechanical parts; knowledge of machining, sheet metal, composites, 3D printing, injection molding, casting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and assist air vehicle development teams to ensure manufacturability and validate tooling/tech.
• Provide real-time floor support, resolve tooling issues, improve production processes.
• Perform tolerance stack-up and GD&T analyses for fixtures and assemblies.
• Own and execute tool designs using CAD software.
• Communicate tool access and machine access requirements.
• Select best methods for producing parts, tools, or assemblies.
• Conduct root-cause investigations and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Production assembly

Composites

Tooling design

CAD

Security clearance

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

BS in Aerospace Engineering

Equivalent experience

Tools

NX

Teamcenter

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

As a Tooling Engineer, you will design, validate, and implement high-quality tooling and fixtures to enable efficient and safe manufacturing of complex aircraft structures. Collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams, you’ll support new product introduction and production scaling while staying closely connected to the production floor.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead and assist the air vehicle development team with new product designs to ensure manufacturability and validate processes/technology.
• Provide real-time manufacturing floor support, resolving tooling-related issues and collaborating with technicians and engineers to improve production processes.
• Conduct detailed tolerance stack-up and GD&T analysis of assemblies and their fixturing to ensure fit, function, and repeatability across production stages.
• Own and execute tool designs using CAD software.
• Understand and communicate tool access and machine access requirements.
• Select the best methods for producing parts, tools, or assemblies.
• Conduct root cause failure investigations and implement corrective actions.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of experience in production assembly/fabrication, including composites, metallics, and manufacturing operations for air vehicles (manned or unmanned).
• Demonstrated ability to distinguish critical design differences between prototype and production tooling.
• Experience with detailed tooling requirements for composite manufacturing processes, including lamination, curing, trimming, and assembly.
• Proficiency in designing mechanical parts using CAD. Understanding of manufacturing methods such as machining, sheet metal, composites, 3D printing, injection molding, and casting.
• BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a related Engineering discipline, or equivalent applicable experience.
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience using NX/Teamcenter.
• 5-10 years of experience in tool design.
• Familiarity with Full Scale Determinate Assembly (FSDA) is preferred.
• Aviation or automotive passion demonstrated through certifications, licenses, or hobbies.
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance.

US Salary Range

$129,000 - $171,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) 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. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits .

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