Lead Manufacturing Test Engineer

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Manufacturing : Manufacturing Engineering : Production Test

Anduril is a defense technology company building advanced military systems. This role focuses on the manufacturing of hardware, including electromechanical systems, and involves developing tooling, process flows, and documentation for scaled production. The role requires hands-on experience in manufacturing and the ability to creatively solve technical challenges in a fast-paced environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own a portion or all of the manufacturing value chain for a certain product or set of products
  2. Develop novel tooling solutions for fabrication and assembly of structural parts
  3. Develop process flows, breaking down large, complex assemblies into a logical part flow of subassemblies and sub-processes
  4. Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing their hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
  5. 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

Skills

Required

  • Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science
  • 2+ 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.)

Nice to have

  • PCBA fabrication experience including prior work with or setup/modification/monitoring SMT processes
  • Hands-on experience with R/C and/or autonomous flight vehicles, flight controllers, or other related control systems
  • Software scripting experience in any language

What the JD emphasized

  • U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data