Welder

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier benefits

Competitive equity grants

Job summary

Anduril Industries, Inc. is seeking a Welder/Fabricator, Maritime to join its Manufacturing Technology Team in Santa Ana, California. This role involves fabricating prototypes and tooling for defense hardware production, utilizing a variety of materials and processes. Candidates must have machining and fabrication experience and be able to work hands-on in a manufacturing setting.

The position offers a salary range of $68,000 - $90,000 USD and includes competitive benefits. Join Anduril to help innovate military capabilities through advanced technology.

Qualifications

• Experience in fabrication and machining processes.
• Ability to work hands-on in a manufacturing environment.
• Must be a U.S. Person with eligibility for U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development of manufacturing technology solutions.
• Aid in design and creation of cost-effective production systems.
• Support fabrication and start-up of production systems.
• Collaborate with various teams to optimize production designs.

Skills

Machining

Fabrication

Prototyping

Welding processes

Lean manufacturing principles

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 real‑time, 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

Anduril’s Manufacturing Technology Team is seeking a Welder/Fabricator, Maritime to join our team. The Maritime Manufacturing Technology Team is responsible for rapidly developing and implementing manufacturing materials, technologies and processes for cutting‑edge defense hardware, including deployable static and moving surface, undersea and sea‑to‑air vehicles, and scaling these products in our new manufacturing facilities.

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Welder/Fabricator, Maritime, you will be involved with fabricating prototypes and tooling that support the manufacturing development and assembly processes. Your skill set will be utilized to drive efficient, rapid, on‑time production and start‑up of the new production facilities for the new maritime vehicles. The right person for this role has a wealth of experience with different materials and processes. If you are someone who wants to help develop innovative, adaptive, flexible, creative approaches to design and manufacturing and develop unified solutions for a lot of stakeholders then this role is for you.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Assist in the development, innovation, and creation of the manufacturing technology team’s solutions for new machining and welding processes and technologies supporting product and factory development, the future production system creation, keeping lean manufacturing principles, integrated metrology and visual management top of mind, including technologies to improve production flow while enhancing product performance, space allocation and resource requirements across programs and products.
• Aid in product and production system design, and facility creation to ensure the most cost‑and schedule‑effective solutions for our factories that meet the needs of our products.
• Support design, construction, fabrication, and start‑up of the production systems at new factory sites, ensuring successful delivery of the factory and products off the line.
• Provide recommendations based on your specific skill set in processes, materials, and technologies.
• Collaborate with product designers, manufacturing engineering, operations, facilities and construction, and environmental safety & health to deliver creative and effective production system designs, as well as external vendors supporting the design, construction, and commissioning of new facilities.
• Experience in machining, fabrication, prototyping, and processes.
• Ability to work hands‑on in a manufacturing environment, next to operations and manufacturing engineering to understand and optimize the production system.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export‑controlled information or facilities.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

US Salary Range

$68,000 - $90,000 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

As set forth in Anduril Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.