# Senior Manufacturing Process Development Engineer, Intelligence Systems

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $146,000-$194,000 USD
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Defense Technology

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## Description

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

Anduril's Manufacturing Engineering department is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Process Development Engineer to join the team. The ideal candidate will design, optimize, and implement manufacturing processes with a focus on manual assembly operations, dispense applications, and technical documentation creation.

**Responsibilities**

- Design and optimize manual assembly processes to maximize efficiency, quality, and repeatability in a high-volume, low-mix production environment.

- Develop comprehensive manufacturing work instructions and process documentation with clear visual aids that enable consistent production quality.

- Engineer and optimize dispensing operations for adhesives, sealants, thermal materials, and other critical applications.

- Provide active lineside support during production, quickly addressing process deviations and implementing solutions to maintain production flow.

- Drive issue resolution through root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive measures to continuously improve manufacturing processes.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including design engineering, quality, and production to ensure manufacturability of new and existing products.

- Evaluate and implement process improvements to reduce cycle time, minimize defects, and increase overall manufacturing efficiency.

- Develop and validate process parameters, establishing clear control limits to ensure consistent quality.

- Support new product introductions by developing robust manufacturing processes that can scale from prototype to production.

- Participate in design reviews to provide manufacturing feedback and ensure designs are optimized for assembly.

- Utilize AS9100 standards to drive process development and drive issue resolution.

**Required Qualifications**

- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field.

- 8+ years of experience in manufacturing process development, preferably in a high-reliability industry.

- Demonstrated expertise in creating clear, detailed work instructions and manufacturing process documentation.

- Experience optimizing manual assembly operations and establishing standardized work.

- Proven ability to analyze and improve manufacturing processes using lean manufacturing principles.

- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with ability to implement effective solutions quickly.

- Experience with dispensing technologies and manual application optimization for adhesives, sealants, or similar materials.

- Proficiency with CAD software for creating assembly documentation and tooling design.

- Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

- Experience with manufacturing execution systems and digital work instructions.

- Currently possesses an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Experience in defense, aerospace, or other high-reliability manufacturing environments.

- Knowledge of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles.

- Familiarity with Statistical Process Control (SPC) and capability studies.

- Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.

**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.

## Skills

### Required
- Manufacturing process development
- Manual assembly operations
- Dispensing technologies
- Lean manufacturing principles
- Troubleshooting and problem-solving
- CAD software
- Communication and teamwork
- Manufacturing execution systems
- Digital work instructions
- AS9100 standards

### Nice to have
- Defense or aerospace experience
- DFMA principles
- Statistical Process Control
- Six Sigma certification

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