# Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Barracuda **Company**: Anduril Industries **Location**: Ashville, Ohio **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: staff **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $143,000-$191,000 USD **Category**: Manufacturing **Industry**: Defense **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/5261782007?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_791f2d76-294 ## Description Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. As a Staff Manufacturing Engineer, you will drive the enterprise-wide manufacturing strategy for Barracuda at Arsenal-1 and architect how Anduril builds autonomous air vehicles at hyper-scale. **Responsibilities** - Drive the enterprise-wide manufacturing strategy for Barracuda, aligning production systems, processes, and capacity plans with Anduril's long-term business objectives and Arsenal-1's ramp targets. - Architect and lead the technology transfer of Barracuda production from Anduril HQ to Arsenal-1 , designing the production line layout, process flow, MES architecture, and quality systems for high-rate output. - Establish the manufacturing process frameworks that become organizational standards: RCCA systems, yield management programs, takt time structures, line balancing methodologies, and scaling playbooks. - Lead transformational line optimization initiatives that fundamentally redefine production capability , targeting step-change improvements in throughput, cost, and quality across the Barracuda program. - Define and own the MES strategy for Barracuda production at Arsenal-1: system selection, workflow architecture, data models, and integration with quality and supply chain systems. - Pioneer novel manufacturing approaches for complex electromechanical integration at scale; develop proprietary methods with potential for patent protection. - Direct large-scale capital improvement programs with enterprise-wide impact; manage multi-million dollar portfolios of interdependent projects from justification through validation. - Develop comprehensive manufacturing technology roadmaps, evaluate emerging technologies and create adoption strategies with quantified business impact. - Establish manufacturing excellence models that balance efficiency, quality, and flexibility; lead breakthrough cost reduction programs delivering 7-figure annual savings. - Serve as the company's foremost authority in electromechanical manufacturing processes for Barracuda; resolve the most complex technical challenges that impact critical business outcomes. - Develop comprehensive technical career paths and competency models for the manufacturing engineering organization; design mentorship programs that accelerate development of high-potential engineers. - Represent Anduril's manufacturing capabilities to key customers, partners, and industry bodies; establish strategic relationships with equipment suppliers and technology providers. - Translate executive-level business strategies into manufacturing capability requirements; develop cost models that inform product strategy and pricing decisions. **Requirements** - 12+ years in manufacturing of electromechanical hardware, with progressive leadership of complex production programs and scaling operations. - Degree in an engineering or technical field preferred, or equivalent depth of hands-on manufacturing experience. - Deep, demonstrated expertise in complex electromechanical integration at production scale , you've built it, optimized it, and scaled it. - Track record of standing up or transforming production lines: technology transfer, line design, process architecture, and ramp to rate. - Mastery of the manufacturing process ecosystem: work instructions, MBOMs, RCCA, line optimization, takt time management, yield programs, MES strategy, and scaling operations. - Experience leading transformational manufacturing initiatives with enterprise-wide impact and multi-million dollar scope. - Proven ability to resolve the most complex technical challenges where no established solution paths exist. - A world-class quality and mission-assurance mindset with the judgment to balance competing priorities across quality, cost, schedule, and manufacturability. - Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance. **Preferred Qualifications** - High-rate manufacturing background in aerospace, defense, automotive/EV, or similar high-volume precision environment. - Experience architecting production systems for a new facility or major production line standup from the ground up. - Exposure to aircraft, aerospace, and defense programs at a strategic or program leadership level. - Harness and PCBA fabrication experience, including SMT process expertise at scale. - Hands-on experience with autonomous systems, flight vehicles, or related control systems. - Lean Six Sigma (Black Belt or higher); deep familiarity with J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, and IPC/WHMA-A-620. - Experience selecting, deploying, or architecting MES platforms for high-rate production environments. - Published work, patents, or recognized contributions to manufacturing technology advancement. - Software scripting ability in any language. - Current active U.S. Secret security clearance. ## Skills ### Required - electromechanical manufacturing - complex production programs - scaling operations - manufacturing process ecosystem - MES strategy - quality and mission assurance ### Nice to have - high-rate manufacturing - aerospace - defense - autonomous systems - flight vehicles - Lean Six Sigma --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/5261782007?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)