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Sustainment Engineer, Fury

Anduril· Air Dominance & Strike : Air Dominance & Strike Hardware : Air Vehicle Structures
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Costa Mesa, CA$132k - $175kfull-timePosted 6d ago

About the role

Sustainment Engineer responsible for designing and releasing structural repair solutions for Fury air vehicles, serving as liaison for production and sustainment, translating non-conformance dispositions into repair drawings, and driving process improvements across manufacturing and quality.

Responsibilities

  • Design and release structural repair solutions and repair drawings for fielded and in-production Fury air vehicles, covering both metallic and composite primary and secondary structure
  • Serve as the on-the-floor liaison engineer for production and sustainment, resolving build issues and protecting configuration while maintaining schedule
  • Partner with MRB analysis engineers to translate non-conformance dispositions into manufacturable repair drawings and work instructions
  • Author and release Engineering Change Requests/Orders (ECRs/ECOs) to improve drawings, models, and specifications based on production feedback
  • Apply design-for-manufacturing and design-for-repair principles to produce solutions that are cost-effective and easy to execute at rate
  • Analyze recurring production defects and test escapes to identify trends, and drive systemic design or process changes to reduce rework, scrap, and cycle time
  • Coordinate across Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Tooling, and M&P to develop and refine repair methods, fixtures, and inspection criteria
  • Provide day-to-day technical guidance to manufacturing and quality teams on build intent, repair acceptability, and configuration control

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of experience in aircraft structural design, sustainment, or liaison engineering, including hands-on production floor support
  • Proficiency in CAD software (Siemens NX or equivalent) for generating repair and production drawings
  • Working knowledge of metallic and composite structural design, behavior, and associated fabrication processes (forming, machining, bonding, assembly)
  • Experience creating, reviewing, and interpreting engineering drawings, 3D models, and GD&T
  • Strong problem-solving skills and experience leading cross-functional root cause and corrective action efforts
  • Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with technicians, engineers, and leadership
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
  • Ability to travel up to 25% to vendors, production, and test sites as needed to support hardware builds and troubleshoot issues directly

Skills

Required:CAD proficiencyTechnical communicationGD&T and drawings interpretationRoot cause / corrective action

Benefits

  • Benefits package with health, recovery, and related coverage; detailed information available via corporate explore benefits page.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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