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Manufacturing Engineer, Process and Planning

Anduril· Manufacturing : Heavy Metal - Production : Manufacturing Engineering
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Santa Ana, CA$129k - $171kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Manufacturing Engineer role within Anduril’s Maritime Manufacturing Technology Team in Santa Ana, CA, focused on rapid development and implementation of manufacturing technologies and processes for defense hardware, including static and moving equipment and integration across the manufacturing value chain.

Responsibilities

  • Own a portion or all of the manufacturing value chain for a certain product or set of products.
  • Develop novel tooling solutions for fabrication and assembly of structural parts.
  • 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.
  • Work with technicians and other engineers hands-on, building prototype hardware.
  • Contribute to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection, etc.
  • Travel to suppliers to do initial sourcing work, solve ongoing production issues, and implement quality procedures.

Qualifications

  • 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.) Work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus.
  • A genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Skills

Required:Manufacturing value chain ownershipTooling designProcess flow developmentDocumentation (work instructions, quality plans)Vendor / contract manufacturer collaborationHands-on prototypingTravel for supplier engagement
Nice to have:Design collaboration (mechanical/electrical)

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including health, recovery, and related support (benefits information linked in description).
  • Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers as part of total compensation package.
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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