# Manufacturing Process Development Engineer, Intelligence Systems

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $129,000-$171,000 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 Manufacturing Process Development Engineer to join our team. The Manufacturing Engineering department develops and implements robust manufacturing processes to ensure Anduril's defense products are produced efficiently, reliably, and at scale.

As a Manufacturing Process Development Engineer, you will design, optimize, and implement manufacturing processes with a focus on manual assembly operations, dispense applications, and technical documentation creation. The right person for this role has strong process engineering skills, experience creating detailed work instructions, expertise in manufacturing process optimization, and the ability to provide real-time production support.

### 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.

- 5+ 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: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax options.

## Skills

### Required
- Manufacturing Process Development
- Manual Assembly Operations
- Dispensing Technologies
- Lean Manufacturing Principles
- Troubleshooting
- Problem-Solving
- CAD Software
- Communication Skills
- Manufacturing Execution Systems
- Digital Work Instructions
- AS9100 Standards

### Nice to have
- Defense
- Aerospace
- High-Reliability Manufacturing
- Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA)
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Six Sigma Black Belt

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