Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Fury

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

You will be the technical authority who architects factory-scale manufacturing for Fury, spanning aircraft-class structures, composites, and complex integration at scale, setting the standard the whole line follows and driving the hardest structural and integration problems to ground.

Responsibilities

• Architect the industrialization of Fury hardware at scale, including factory layout, capacity models, and rate strategy for aircraft-class structures.
• Set DFM, DFX, and process standards that others follow, and design novel tooling and automation strategy for structural fabrication and assembly.
• Own the manufacturing-systems backbone (MES, quality systems, and documentation at scale), and qualify contract-manufacturer processes.
• Lead root-cause on the most systemic issues and prevent recurrence across products.
• Mentor and grow the ME team and multiply the bench's technical capability.
• Partner across design, quality, PM, and supply chain to define the operating model, working from first principles amid ambiguity.

Requirements

• 12+ years in manufacturing engineering, including rate and scale production, preferably in aerospace or aircraft structures.
• Has architected a production line or factory, or led a major systems rollout such as MES, and is a recognized technical authority.
• Deep DFM, tooling, composites and structures, and capacity or factory-scale expertise, with strong influence without authority.
• BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience, plus proficiency in CAD, ERP, and MES.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Composites and advanced manufacturing at scale, plus automation and robotics.
• Hands-on experience with R/C or autonomous flight systems, plus factory-standup experience.

Benefits

Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) to support health, recovery, and well-being.