# Tooling Engineer, Sentry **Company**: Anduril **Location**: Irvine, California **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $129,000-$171,000 USD **Category**: Manufacturing **Industry**: Defence **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/5171787007?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_b4e92925-029 ## Description Anduril's Sentry team is seeking a Tooling Engineer to join our Manufacturing team. The Tooling Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying the fixtures, jigs, gauges, and specialized tooling that enable the high-quality, repeatable production of our advanced defense hardware systems. The right person for this role can demonstrate past holistic ownership of tooling solutions for complex electromechanical products, with a proven ability to balance precision, cost, and lead time in a fast-paced, resource-limited environment. ### Responsibilities - Lead tooling development from concept through production, delivering fixtures, jigs, gauges, and assembly aids that enable safe, repeatable, and efficient manufacturing of Sentry products. - Own tooling design execution, validation, supplier coordination, and issue resolution, serving as the technical expert for tooling across new and existing products within the Sentry product family. - Develop and refine detailed tooling design documentation, including CAD models, drawings, specifications, and work instructions to ensure consistent quality and repeatability in manufacturing processes. - Partner with Hardware Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, PMO, Quality, and Test Engineering to ensure tooling feasibility, readiness, and production line alignment. - Apply DFM/DFA, GD&T, and Value Engineering principles to balance precision, ergonomics, manufacturability, durability, and cost in tooling design. - Create and maintain accurate 3D CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and specifications within PDM/PLM systems to ensure manufacturing consistency. - Support prototype builds, pilot runs, and production ramp to ensure scalable execution of tooling solutions across internal and contract manufacturing sites. - Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for tooling-related quality, downtime, and field issues. - Drive cost savings, cycle time reduction, and ergonomic improvements across existing tooling designs and processes. - Research and implement new materials, manufacturing methods, and automation technologies to improve tooling performance and efficiency. - Collaborate with internal machine shops and external suppliers to meet compliance, quality, cost, and timeline targets for tooling fabrication. - Standardize tooling documentation, specifications, and engineering best practices across the organization. - Support adoption of simulation, validation, and AI-enabled design tools to enhance tooling design capabilities and efficiency. ### Required Qualifications - Degree in a technical field such as Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related discipline - 5+ years of experience in tooling or manufacturing engineering, preferably for electronic, electromechanical, or defense products - Demonstrated ability to design and validate fixtures, jigs, and gauges for precision assembly and inspection - Experience with tooling materials selection, machining processes, and tolerance analysis - Strong working knowledge of GD&T (ASME Y14.5) and metrology principles - Proficiency with CAD software for mechanical design (SolidWorks, NX, or similar) - Experience with tooling validation methodologies including Gauge R&R and First Article Inspection - Extremely organized and detail-oriented - Excellent verbal & written communication skills - Experience in tooling configuration management and change control processes - Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities ### Preferred Qualifications - Experience designing tooling for military or defense applications - Demonstrated success in designing tooling for products with challenging assembly requirements (precision optics, RF systems, sensitive electronics, etc.) - Experience with pneumatic, hydraulic, or electromechanical actuated fixtures - Hands-on experience with machining, 3D printing, sheet metal fabrication, and other tooling production methods - Experience with poka-yoke (mistake-proofing) design principles and lean manufacturing methodologies - Experience with tooling for products at different stages of maturity, from prototypes to high-volume production - Familiarity with automation, robotics integration, or semi-automated assembly systems - Prior experience working with JIRA, Siemens NX, Teamcenter (PLM), or Oracle (ERP) or equivalents - Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for tooling lifecycle management and traceability - Experience supporting tooling deployment across distributed manufacturing sites or contract manufacturers - Familiarity with calibration programs and tooling preventative maintenance systems ### Benefits The salary range for this role is $129,000-$171,000 USD. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers. Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees. ## Skills ### Required - Mechanical Engineering - Manufacturing Engineering - GD&T (ASME Y14.5) - metrology principles - CAD software - tooling validation methodologies - configuration management - change control processes ### Nice to have - designing tooling for military or defense applications - pneumatic, hydraulic, or electromechanical actuated fixtures - machining - 3D printing - sheet metal fabrication - poka-yoke design principles - lean manufacturing methodologies - automation - robotics integration - semi-automated assembly systems --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/5171787007?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)