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Anduril Industries

2026 Early Career Manufacturing Engineer

Anduril Industries
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entry full-time $86,000-$114,000 USD Costa Mesa, California

First indexed 3 Jul 2026

Description

Anduril Industries is seeking a highly motivated Manufacturing Engineer who is early in their career. The successful candidate will be responsible for bridging the gap between cutting-edge design and efficient, high-volume production for advanced Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).

Responsibilities:

  • Provide daily sustaining support to ensure each product line performs as intended, including real-time problem-solving related to mechanical fitment issues, electrical and harnessing issues, as well as software and firmware issues.
  • Work with design engineers during the development process to drive design for manufacturing best practices into the design effort, and help facilitate the transition from design to prototype to rate production.
  • Collaborate with the broader production team to solve complex issues to ensure customer demand is met.
  • Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
  • Develop novel tooling solutions for fabrication and assembly of structural parts.
  • Contribute to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection, etc.
  • Analyze metrics for continuous improvement initiatives (cost reduction, QI reduction & capacity increase).
  • Instill a culture of innovation, teamwork, and accountability within the manufacturing engineering product team.

Required Qualifications:

  • A degree in a technical field such as engineering or manufacturing.
  • 1+ years of experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing or design of electromechanical hardware.
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment.
  • Demonstrated in-kind or direct team leadership skills, with backing examples.
  • Experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.).
  • A genuine interest in manufacturing, thirst for learning, and high degree of ownership.
  • U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience building successful production operations from scratch, often working with very little definition.
  • Harness & PCBA fabrication experience or proven competency in mechanical system design and analysis.
  • Ownership of a complex bill of materials for an electromechanical product.
  • Interesting work on personal or extracurricular project is a plus.

Salary Range: 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. $86,000-$114,000 USD

Benefits: Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) to ensure you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

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