# Manufacturing Engineer, Automation & Tooling, Space

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $146,000-$194,000 USD
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Defense

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## Description

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

Anduril's Space Manufacturing team is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for Automation & Tooling to join our team. Your expertise will help ensure that our products meet the highest standards of quality and reliability at Anduril.

As the Manufacturing Engineer for Automation & Tooling, you will design and deliver the mechanical ground support equipment (MGSE), tooling and fixtures that our production lines are built around. Your responsibilities span the full tooling lifecycle, including design and structural analysis, specification and procurement against the facility schedule, qualification and proof load testing, semi-automated station design, and tooling sustainment.

**Responsibilities**

- Design mechanical ground support equipment and production tooling in CAD through to released drawings , handling, lift, rotation and transport fixtures, integration stands, and alignment and torque tooling.

- Own the tooling and MGSE procurement runway against the facility schedule , tooling list, long-lead items, specifications, vendor packages and delivery dates.

- Qualify tooling and MGSE before it touches flight hardware , load path analysis, proof load testing, lift certification, fit checks and first-article use , and own the records that make that qualification auditable.

- Design tooling and MGSE for cleanroom compatibility , material, coating, lubricant and surface-finish selection, and mechanical features that prevent particle generation and FOD.

- Design and deploy semi-automated assembly stations and mechanical automation where it removes touch labor or variability, with a defensible case for why automation is the right answer rather than a better fixture.

- Drive Design for Manufacturability and Assembly into vehicle and subassembly designs before CDR from the tooling point of view , tool clearance, access, lift and handling provisions, and hard points designed in rather than worked around.

- Use our manufacturing execution and product lifecycle toolchain , Foundry and Teamcenter , as the system of record for tooling definition, configuration control, calibration and maintenance status, and as-used records.

- Own tooling sustainment: calibration and maintenance intervals, spares, wear and damage disposition, and tooling changes driven by design changes or nonconformances.

**Requirements**

- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

- 8+ years designing production tooling, fixtures or mechanical ground support equipment for aerospace, space, defense or another high-reliability industry.

- A portfolio of tooling or MGSE personally designed and saw through to released drawings, fabrication and use on the floor.

- Strong CAD proficiency (NX, SolidWorks or CREO) with sound GD&T practice on tooling drawings.

- Structural sizing and load path analysis experience for handling and lift hardware, including proof load and lift certification requirements.

- Experience designing tooling or MGSE that operated inside a cleanroom, and can defend the material, coating and lubricant choices that made it acceptable.

- Experience specifying and procuring tooling or capital equipment through a supply chain , specifications, vendor selection, long-lead planning and acceptance , against a facility or program schedule.

- A quantified improvement delivered through tooling or automation , cycle time, ergonomic risk, defect rate or touch labor , that you can explain mechanically.

- Ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

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

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- CAD design
- Tooling design
- MGSE design
- Structural analysis
- Load path analysis
- Proof load testing
- Cleanroom compatibility
- Semi-automated assembly stations
- Mechanical automation
- Design for Manufacturability
- Assembly design
- Foundry
- Teamcenter

### Nice to have
- 10+ years Tooling or MGSE for satellites, spacecraft or launch vehicles
- Experience outfitting a new production facility or line
- Semi-automated or automated assembly station design
- Familiarity with lift and handling standards and space workmanship standards
- Scripting for design automation or production data analysis

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