Manufacturing Engineer, Bolt
Anduril· Manufacturing : Manufacturing Engineering : Manufacturing Engineering
Santa Ana, CAFull-timePosted 2w ago
About the role
Manufacturing Engineer position within Anduril’s Bolt manufacturing team, responsible for owning and optimizing the manufacturing value chain for hardware products, developing tooling and processes, working with contract manufacturers, and traveling to suppliers.
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
- U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data
Skills
Required:Manufacturing value chain ownershipTooling developmentProcess flow design
Benefits
- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive health coverage and other benefits (available at little to no cost)
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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