Manufacturing Engineer

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built, and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

The Manufacturing Team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware, including static equipment, moving ground equipment, and flight vehicles. This includes everything in the manufacturing value-chain: Design for Manufacturability work, tool design and selection, process creation and optimization, vendor sourcing and interaction, quality planning, and work documentation for the hardware that the Manufacturing Engineer owns.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Independently perform trade studies, designs, and generate solutions for approval
• Execute the procurement of hardware as necessary to implement solutions
• Test, verify, and demonstrate the effectiveness of your solutions
• Own a portion of the manufacturing value chain for a certain product or set of products
• Work with technicians and other engineers hands-on, building prototype hardware
• Develop novel tooling solutions for fabrication and assembly of Anduril Products
• Develop process flows, breaking down large, complex assemblies into sub-parts and processes and building out their production lines
• Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing their hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
• Contribute to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection, etc.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be pursuing or have recently completed a bachelor's or master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities; U.S. clearance eligibility may be required depending on program.
• Able to start full time in 2027.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• A genuine interest in manufacturing and desire to learn
• Internships or school related experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing related
• PCBA fabrication experience including prior work with or setup/modification/monitoring SMT processes
• Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.) including work on personal or extracurricular projects.
• Software scripting experience in any language
• Familiarity with CAD software, Manufacturing Execution systems, and ERP/MRP system