# Staff Automation Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California
**Experience**: staff
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $166,000-$220,000 USD
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Technology

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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 Manufacturing Automation team is seeking a Staff Automation Engineer to join our team. The Manufacturing Automation team is responsible for the design, integration, and deployment of automated manufacturing systems across Anduril factories.

**Responsibilities**

- Own automation projects from concept to production handover, managing every aspect of the project throughout its life.

- Design, build, and commission automated manufacturing systems to improve production throughput, product quality, and operator safety.

- Work with product-specific design and manufacturing teams to scope the appropriate level of automation.

- Own the design and integration of automation cells, including robot/cobot applications, material movement, bespoke electromechanical systems, and automated inspection.

- Integrate control systems across the cell, including PLCs, HMIs, machine vision, robotics, and safety systems.

- Work with IE and Facilities teams to lay out production lines in new and existing Anduril factories.

- Generate 2D and 3D CAD files for automation lines and their systems/components.

- Enforce and contribute to Anduril's internal processes and standards.

- Partner with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot equipment issues, reduce downtime, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

- Define the automation technology roadmap and internal standards across Anduril factories.

- Provide technical leadership across multiple concurrent automation programs and mentor and develop engineers across the team.

**Required Qualifications**

- Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar.

- 12+ years of experience designing and commissioning automated production equipment.

- Proficient CAD modeling in NX or AutoCAD.

- Proficient in robot/cobot selection and integration.

- Experience with at least one major material movement system.

- Experience integrating various control components.

- Track record of owning multiple complex, large-scope automation programs end-to-end.

- Broad depth across controls, robotics, machine vision, and safety systems.

- Experience defining automation standards and mentoring engineers.

- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- 15+ years of experience in controls and automation in a production environment.

- Strong 3D CAD in NX.

- Experience with automated dispense systems.

- Experience with multiple material movement systems.

- Experience with control panel layout, electrical component selection, and cable routing.

- Experience integrating and configuring machine vision systems.

- Experience defining an automation technology roadmap across multiple factories.

**Benefits** Anduril offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, including top-tier benefits for full-time employees.

## Skills

### Required
- Robotics
- Computer Science
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- CAD modeling
- Robot/cobot selection and integration
- Material movement systems
- Control components
- Automation standards

### Nice to have
- 3D CAD in NX
- Automated dispense systems
- Multiple material movement systems
- Control panel layout
- Machine vision systems

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