# Staff DFx Engineer, Mechanical & Fluid Systems **Company**: Anduril Industries **Location**: Costa Mesa, California **Experience**: staff **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $166,000-$220,000 USD **Category**: Manufacturing **Industry**: Defense **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/5241704007?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_4893c6b6-18a ## Description Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Anduril's Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) Manufacturing Engineering team is seeking a Staff DFx Engineer to serve as the technical authority on design for manufacturability, assembly, and cost across mechanical, structural, thermal management, and fluid systems subsystems. Responsibilities: - Own and drive DFx analysis across mechanical, structural, thermal, and fluid systems subsystems for AD&S programs, with a primary focus on manufacturability, assembly, and cost. - Lead structured DFM/DFA/DFC reviews at key design milestones, applying rigorous scoring to identify producibility and cost risks and drive design changes before they reach production. - Lead/facilitate DFMEAs with cross-functional teams. - Work directly with SME manufacturing engineers and design engineers to evaluate designs, translate manufacturing constraints into actionable feedback, and negotiate design trades that balance performance, producibility, and cost. - Assist in the selection and qualification of contract manufacturers for machined components, fabrications, composite structures, thermal management hardware, and fluid system assemblies. - Conduct supplier manufacturing assessments including facility reviews, process audits, and capability evaluations to determine readiness for production qualification. - Develop and maintain should-cost models and cost-driver analyses for mechanical and fluid system assemblies. - Develop and maintain DFx standards, guidelines, and scorecards specific to mechanical manufacturing processes. - Analyze designs across key lenses , manufacturability/assembly, cost structure, adherence to specification, process capability, and technology maturity , to produce quantified risk assessments that inform engineering and program decisions. - Evaluate thermal management designs for manufacturability and cost-effective production at rate. - Assess fuel, hydraulic, and pneumatic system designs for producibility. - Partner with supply chain to align DFx requirements with sourcing strategy. - Collaborate with quality engineering to ensure DFx findings flow into inspection plans, acceptance criteria, and supplier quality requirements. - Close the loop between production floor feedback, supplier performance data, and upstream design improvements. - Build and evolve the DFx toolkit. - Mentor and develop junior and mid-level engineers on DFx principles, cost analysis techniques, and supplier assessment methods. - Travel to production sites, contract manufacturers, and supplier facilities (~20%, depending on business needs). Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field. - 12+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, producibility engineering, or DFx with a significant focus on mechanical systems, thermal management, or fluid systems. - Strong technical depth in mechanical manufacturing processes. - Demonstrated experience leading DFM/DFA reviews and translating findings into measurable design improvements. - Experience evaluating and qualifying contract manufacturers. - Strong understanding of cost drivers in mechanical and fluid system production. - Ability to read and critically evaluate mechanical drawings, GD&T, 3D models, and assembly documentation. - Working knowledge of relevant standards and specifications for aerospace mechanical and fluid systems. - Proven ability to work cross-functionally across design engineering, manufacturing engineering, supply chain, quality, and operations. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Comfortable working across multiple programs simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. - Personal experience in a machine shop, fabrication shop, or on a production floor working with mechanical hardware. - Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities. Preferred Qualifications: - Master's degree in engineering or a related field. - Deep specialty expertise in two or more of: mechanical structures, thermal/heat transfer systems, fuel systems, hydraulic systems. - Experience in aerospace or defense mechanical production. - Familiarity with AS9100/AS9102 quality management systems. - Experience with composite manufacturing. - Proficiency in CAD software. - Background in Design of Experiments (DOE), statistical process control, or Six Sigma. - Experience with value engineering or formal cost reduction programs. - Knowledge of fluid system cleanliness, proof/burst testing, and qualification requirements. - Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance with Full-Scope Polygraph. ## Skills ### Required - Mechanical Engineering - Aerospace Engineering - Manufacturing Engineering - Industrial Engineering - DFx - Mechanical Systems - Thermal Management - Fluid Systems - CNC Machining - Sheet Metal Fabrication - Welding - Brazing - Composite Layup - Bonding - Casting - Forging - Mechanical Assembly ### Nice to have - Master's degree in engineering - Mechanical Structures - Thermal/Heat Transfer Systems - Fuel Systems - Hydraulic Systems - AS9100/AS9102 quality management systems - Composite Manufacturing - CAD software - Design of Experiments (DOE) - Statistical Process Control - Six Sigma - Value Engineering - Formal Cost Reduction Programs --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/5241704007?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)