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Anduril Industries

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Maritime Systems

Anduril Industries
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senior full-time The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wid Santa Ana, California

First indexed 18 Jun 2026

Description

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

The Manufacturing Team at Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join their team. The team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware, including static equipment, moving ground equipment, and flight vehicles.

Responsibilities

  • 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 hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
  • Work with contract manufacturers across various disciplines 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 such as engineering, math, or a hard science.
  • 2+ 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.
  • A genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning.
  • U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data.

Preferred Qualifications

  • PCBA fabrication experience including prior work with or setup/modification/monitoring SMT processes.
  • Hands-on experience with R/C and/or autonomous flight vehicles, flight controllers, or other related control systems.
  • Software scripting experience in any language.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Income protection: life and disability insurance.
  • Generous time off: highly competitive PTO plans.
  • Family planning and parenting support.
  • Mental health resources.
  • Professional development: annual reimbursement.
  • Commuter benefits.
  • Relocation assistance.
  • Retirement savings plan.
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