Senior Manufacturing Development Engineer

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

Anduril is a defense technology company building advanced military systems powered by an AI operating system. This role focuses on manufacturing development, championing Design for Manufacturing (DFM, DFA, DFx), and supporting manufacturing development for strategic programs. The engineer will define and lead manufacturing initiatives, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and identify areas for improvement in manufacturing processes.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define, lead and manage manufacturing engineering and operations initiatives from ideation through targeted pilots and broad roll-out.
  2. Collaborate closely with engineers and technicians to deeply understand their pain points, needs, and the intricacies of their workflows.
  3. Champion best practices across global manufacturing engineering teams. Define and share what good looks like via lunch and learns, templates, etc.
  4. Facilitate early engagement with cross-functional teams including product design, supply chain, business line, configuration management, quality, and EHS.
  5. Own new business processes for manufacturing engineering and industrial engineering. Balance standardization with adaptability for scalable, high-impact solutions.

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, manufacturing operations, design engineering, digital manufacturing, program management, or engineering transformation.
  • 6+ years of experience overall in relevant domains.
  • Extensive experience collaborating with stakeholders to implement or improve products, tools, or manufacturing processes (especially involving product integration).
  • Proven experience successfully transitioning new products and/or production systems from development to full-scale production.
  • Business impact mindset and a process thinker.

Nice to have

  • 8 – 10+ years experience in relevant domains.
  • Experience leading organizational change.
  • Experience from engineering to production with deep knowledge of development, co-design, and engineering phases of product lifecycle.

What the JD emphasized

  • Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.