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DFx Manufacturing Engineer, Avionics & Electronics

Anduril· Manufacturing : Manufacturing
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Costa Mesa, CA$129k - $171kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Anduril Industries seeks a DFx Engineer to support design for manufacturability, assembly, and cost analysis across avionics, electronics, wiring, and harnessing subsystems for AD&S programs, including autonomous aircraft, cruise missiles, and loitering munitions.

Responsibilities

  • Support DFx analysis across avionics, electronics, wiring, and harnessing subsystems for AD&S programs, with focus on manufacturability, assembly, and cost.
  • Participate in structured DFM/DFA/DFC reviews at key design milestones, applying scoring methodology to identify producibility and cost risks and recommend design changes.
  • Collaborate with SME manufacturing engineers and design engineers to provide manufacturing and cost feedback on designs, translating constraints into actionable recommendations.
  • Support evaluation and qualification of contract manufacturers—participating in facility reviews, process audits, and capability assessments under guidance of senior team members.
  • Help build and maintain should-cost models and cost-driver analyses for electronics and harnessing assemblies.
  • Develop and maintain DFx standards, guidelines, and scorecards for electronics manufacturing processes (SMT, soldering, conformal coating, potting, wire harness fabrication, box-build).
  • Analyze designs across manufacturability/assembly, cost structure, specification adherence, process capability, and technology maturity to inform risk assessments.
  • Work with supply chain to connect DFx requirements to sourcing strategy and supplier selection.
  • Collaborate with quality engineering to translate DFx findings into inspection plans and supplier quality requirements.
  • Spend time on production floor and at supplier sites to understand electronics and harness manufacturing.
  • Contribute to the DFx toolkit (templates, scoring rubrics, cost models, lessons-learned databases, training materials).
  • Travel to production sites, contract manufacturers, and supplier facilities (~20% depending on business needs).

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
  • 5 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, or related role with exposure to electronics, avionics, wiring, or harnessing (Co-op, internship, or capstone project in manufacturing counts).
  • Foundational knowledge of electronics and/or harnessing manufacturing processes: SMT, soldering, conformal coating, wire harness fabrication, or electromechanical assembly.
  • Ability to read electrical schematics, PCB layouts, and harness drawings with an eye toward producibility.
  • Interest in understanding manufacturing cost drivers and how design decisions impact unit cost.
  • Familiarity with IPC standards (IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, IPC-620) or willingness to learn quickly.
  • Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills across design, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and operations.
  • Comfort working in fast-paced environment across multiple programs.
  • Genuine interest in manufacturing and how things are built and cost to produce; personal hardware-building experience is a plus.
  • World-class mission assurance, quality, attention to detail, and dedication.
  • Self-motivated and proactive; ability to take initiative and follow through.
  • U.S. Person required due to access to export-controlled information or facilities.

Skills

Required:DFx (Design for x) mindsetDFM / DFA / DFC analysisCost modelingElectronics manufacturing processesIPC standardsSchematic/board/harness readingCross-functional collaborationProduction floor / supplier site exposureCommunicationTravel readiness

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees. Explore Our Benefits.
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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