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Manufacturing Engineer, Connected Warfare

Anduril· Manufacturing : Manufacturing Engineering : Manufacturing Engineering
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Santa Ana, CA$129k - $171kFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Manufacturing Engineer role in Anduril’s Connected Warfare team, focusing on end-to-end manufacturing from prototyping to large-scale production of command and control systems, with emphasis on design-for-manufacturing, quality, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Execute the manufacturing of a certain product or set of products, from initial prototyping through large full-scale production.
  • Work with design engineers during the development process to drive design for manufacturing best practices into the design effort, and help facilitate the transition from design to prototype to rate production.
  • Act as a subject matter expert to technicians on the floor helping to solve complex build problems that arise such as, mechanical fitment issues, electrical and harnessing issues, as well as software and firmware issues.
  • Own documentation required for successfully manufacturing products at scale such as MBOM’s, work instructions, process flows, floor plans, time studies, capacity analysis, etc.
  • Collaborate with internal customers and manufacturing planning teams to define capacity planning actions to meet customer needs and expectations.
  • Work hand in hand with the broader production team to solve complex issues to ensure customer demand is met.
  • Analyze metrics for continuous improvement initiatives (cost reduction, QI reduction & capacity increase).
  • Instill a culture of innovation, teamwork, and accountability within the manufacturing engineering product team.
  • Travel to suppliers and partner sites to do initial sourcing work, solve ongoing production issues, and implement process procedures as required.

Qualifications

  • Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science
  • 5+ years in manufacturing or similar position
  • An attitude of world-class mission assurance, quality, attention to detail, and dedication
  • A genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning
  • Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver hardware in a resource-constrained environment
  • Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.). Work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Skills

Required:Manufacturing planningDesign for manufacturabilityMBOMs and work instructionsProblem solving on the factory floorContinuous improvement
Nice to have:Sourcing and supplier collaboration

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees (health, recovery, and other supports)
  • Equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers as part of total compensation
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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