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Senior Manufacturing Engineer, New Product Introduction (NPI), Sentry

Anduril· Manufacturing : Manufacturing Engineering : Manufacturing Engineering
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Irvine, CA$146k - $194kFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Senior Manufacturing Engineer with NPI focus to transition electromechanical products from prototype to high-volume production, owning and optimizing the manufacturing value chain for defense hardware.

Responsibilities

  • Leverage expertise in New Product Introduction (NPI) to seamlessly transition electromechanical products from prototype to high-volume production, optimizing design for manufacturability/assembly, and supply chain scalability
  • Design and implement efficient manufacturing processes by owning a portion or all of the manufacturing value chain for high-complexity product(s)
  • Lead and coordinate projects to install new manufacturing systems and communicate effectively with stakeholders to provide updates on project progress and manufacturing changes
  • Leverage automations and integrated workflows to streamline manufacturing processes
  • 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
  • Travel to suppliers to do initial sourcing work, solve ongoing production issues, and implement quality procedures
  • Contribute to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection, etc.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional departments: Quality Assurance, Design Engineering, Technicians, program managers to set quality standards, inspection processes, design for manufacturability, troubleshooting, and programmatic milestones

Qualifications

  • Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science
  • 8+ 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 experience integrating large or high complexity assemblies/subassemblies
  • Extremely organized and detail-oriented
  • Excellent verbal & written communication skills
  • Experience in configuration management and change control process (CCB, E&O, Effectivity dates)
  • Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Skills

Required:New Product Introduction (NPI)Process design and optimizationProject leadershipDocumentationVendor/contract manufacturer managementQuality planning & inspectionCommunication
Nice to have:Travel for supplier/source work

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and security) available at little to no cost to employees
  • Highly competitive equity grants included in most full-time offers
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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