Senior Manufacturing Engineer - New Product Introduction (NPI)

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril’s Manufacturing team is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our team.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Leverage expertise in New Product Introduction (NPI) to seamlessly transition electromechanical products from prototype to high-volume production, optimizing manufacturability and supply chain scalability.
• Scale electromechanical manufacturing processes to support high-volume production, ensuring consistent quality and reliability in mass-produced hardware systems.
• Work with technicians and other engineers hands-on, building prototype hardware, with an emphasis on the assembly and testing of electromechanical components.
• Contribute to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection, etc., while ensuring electromechanical compatibility and performance.
• Own a portion or all of the manufacturing value chain for a certain product or set of products
• Develop novel tooling solutions for fabrication and assembly of structural parts
• Develop process flows, breaking down large, complex assemblies into a logical part flow of subassemblies and sub-processes
• Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing their hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
• Work with contract manufacturers across various disciplines (PCBA fab, metallic manufacturing, assembly, etc.) to develop repeatable, sustained processes for quick-turn development as well as at-scale production
• Work with technicians and other engineers hands-on, building prototype hardware
• Contribute to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection, etc.
• Travel to suppliers to do initial sourcing work, solve ongoing production issues, and implement quality procedures

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in a technical field preferred such as engineering, math, or a hard science
• 5+ years of experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing or design of electromechanical hardware
• Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment
• Demonstrated in-kind or direct team leadership skills, with backing examples
• Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.) Work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus.
• A genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Hands-on experience with R/C and/or autonomous flight vehicles, flight controllers, or other related control systems
• Software scripting experience in any language

US Salary Range

$125,000—$186,000 USD