Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Quonset, RI · Manufacturing : Undersea Reconnaissance & Strike - Production : Manufacturing Engineering

Senior Manufacturing Engineer role at a defense technology company focused on building Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). Responsibilities include leading manufacturing process development, optimizing production, creating technical documentation, implementing continuous improvement, and coordinating with cross-functional teams. Requires a technical degree, 5+ years of manufacturing experience, and the ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the development and implementation of new manufacturing processes and equipment
  2. Design and optimize production processes for efficiency, scalability, and quality
  3. Create and review technical drawings, blueprints, and process maps
  4. Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste, improve quality, and increase productivity
  5. Utilize Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other methodologies to enhance manufacturing operations

Skills

Required

  • Degree in a technical field (engineering, math, or hard science)
  • 5+ years of experience in manufacturing or design of electromechanical hardware
  • Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver electromechanical hardware in a fast-paced environment
  • Demonstrated technical leadership skills
  • Expertise in manufacturing
  • Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.)
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

  • Experience in maritime robotics (AUVs, UUVs, USVs, subsea sensors)
  • Experience working with electrical systems up to 400VDc
  • Subsea cable splicing or fabrication experience
  • Experience with pressure vessels and/or industrial pressure test equipment
  • Prior experience working with JIRA, Siemens NX, Teamcenter (PLM), or Oracle (ERP) or equivalents
  • A strong passion manufacturing and thirst for continuous improvement
  • Experience with large scale high mix manufacturing at different stages of product maturity

What the JD emphasized

  • rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
  • process creation & optimization
  • vendor sourcing & interaction
  • quality planning
  • work documentation
  • technical leadership skills with an expertise in manufacturing
  • physically manufacturing hardware via any means
  • active U.S. Secret security clearance