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Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Space Vehicle Integration

Anduril· Manufacturing : Manufacturing Engineering : Manufacturing Engineering
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Costa Mesa, CA$146k - $194kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Technical leadership role owning the manufacturing strategy and execution for complex spacecraft hardware, spanning design for manufacturability, process development, tooling, supplier management, quality systems, and documentation across vehicle integration. Focused on space vehicle integration from prototype to production with emphasis on high-reliability hardware and aggressive timelines.

Responsibilities

  • Own the vehicle-level build flow for both production vehicle lines: define assembly and integration sequence, station and zone content, takt, and the work instructions and travelers that execute it for each vehicle line.
  • Own the post-environmental close-out stations — weight and balance, mass properties verification, sealing, final mechanical close-out and ship preparation.
  • Develop and qualify vehicle integration processes: precision fastening and torque control, bonded and shimmed joints, mechanism and propulsion module installation, harness routing and installation, and alignment to metrology-defined datums.
  • Drive Design for Manufacturability and Assembly into vehicle-level designs before CDR — access, fastener reach, tool clearance, integration order, and testability of the assembled vehicle.
  • Act as a principal stakeholder in deploying Anduril's Manufacturing Development Process (MDP) on this program.
  • Mature manufacturing readiness artifacts concurrently with design readiness milestones — producibility assessments, process and tooling plans, build flow definition and manufacturing readiness evidence timed to PDR and CDR.
  • Adopt and master our manufacturing execution and product lifecycle toolchain — Foundry and Teamcenter.
  • Specify and deploy mechanical ground support equipment and tooling: handling and lift fixtures, rotation and transport fixtures, integration stands, alignment tooling and torque tooling, including custom design in CAD.
  • Partner with Supply Chain and Quality to define, deploy and monitor manufacturing best practices at vendors and outside partners, including workmanship and process requirements, first article and source inspection expectations, and as-built and nonconformance records.
  • Hire, mentor and lead the integration engineers who will own a single vehicle line, while retaining cross-line ownership of integration process, tooling and workmanship standards; provide hands-on technical leadership to integration technicians on the floor.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Aerospace, Mechanical, Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • 8+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, space, defense or another high-reliability industry, including 4+ years on final assembly and integration of complete vehicles, spacecraft or comparably complex electromechanical systems.
  • Personally owned the build flow for at least one vehicle-level or major-assembly integration line.
  • Hands-on depth in mechanical integration: precision fastening and torque control, bonded or shimmed joints, mechanism installation, harness routing and installation, and alignment to metrology-defined datums.
  • Experience with weight and balance or mass properties verification and final close-out operations on flight or comparably high-consequence hardware.
  • Cleanroom manufacturing experience with contamination control and FOD prevention discipline (ISO 7 or cleaner).
  • Hands-on fluency with a manufacturing execution system and a PLM system as the system of record — Teamcenter, Palantir Foundry, SAP, Manufacturo, Windchill or equivalent.
  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
  • Willingness to travel up to 25%

Skills

Required:Build flow ownershipMechanical integrationWeight and balance / mass properties

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and other coverages)
  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees
  • Highly competitive equity grants as part of total compensation
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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