Anduril Industries · 5 months ago
Senior Manufacturing Engineer - High Volume Production
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$125K/yr - $186K/yr
5+ years expAnduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. They are seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead the manufacturing process for high-volume electromechanical products, ensuring quality and efficiency while developing innovative tooling solutions.
AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)GovernmentMilitaryNational Security
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Scale electromechanical manufacturing processes to support high-volume production, ensuring consistent quality and reliability in mass-produced hardware systems
Develop and refine manufacturing strategies specifically for high-volume electromechanical products, focusing on efficiency, cost reduction, and maintaining stringent quality standards at scale
Work with technicians and other engineers hands-on, building prototype hardware, with an emphasis on the assembly and testing of electromechanical components
Contribute to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection, etc., while ensuring electromechanical compatibility and performance
Own a portion or all of the manufacturing value chain for a certain product or set of products
Develop novel tooling solutions for fabrication and assembly of structural parts
Develop process flows, breaking down large, complex assemblies into a logical part flow of subassemblies and sub-processes
Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing their hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc
Work with contract manufacturers across various disciplines (PCBA fab, metallic manufacturing, assembly, etc.) to develop repeatable, sustained processes for quick-turn development as well as at-scale production
Work with technicians and other engineers hands-on, building prototype hardware
Contribute to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection, etc
Travel to suppliers to do initial sourcing work, solve ongoing production issues, and implement quality procedures
Qualification
Required
Degree in a technical field preferred such as engineering, math, or a hard science
5+ years of experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing or design of electromechanical hardware
Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment
Demonstrated in-kind or direct team leadership skills, with backing examples
Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.) Work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus
A genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
Preferred
Hands-on experience with R/C and/or autonomous flight vehicles, flight controllers, or other related control systems
Software scripting experience in any language
Benefits
Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)
Company
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries is a defense product company that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$6.25BKey Investors
AlphaTON Capital Corp.Founders FundU.S. Department of Defense
2025-12-16Corporate Round· $30M
2025-06-05Series G· $2.5B
2025-01-07Grant· $14.3M
Leadership Team
Brian Schimpf
Co-Founder and CEO
Joseph Chen
Co-founder
Recent News
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2026-01-11
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