DFx Engineer, Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Andurils Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) Manufacturing Engineering team is seeking a DFx Engineer to support design for manufacturability assembly and cost analysis across our mechanical structural thermal management and fluid systems (fuel hydraulics pneumatics) subsystems. This role spans our full portfolio of autonomous aircraft cruise missiles and loitering munitions and is an excellent opportunity for an early-career engineer to develop deep expertise in how design decisions impact producibility supplier selection and unit cost.
Working under the guidance of Staff and Senior DFx Engineers you will learn to evaluate designs through the lenses of manufacturability assembly and cost the three factors that determine whether hardware can be produced at rate by a qualified supplier at an affordable price point. You will work alongside subject matter expert (SME) manufacturing engineers and design engineers building the technical judgment and cross-functional relationships that make DFx effective.
You will also gain hands-on exposure to contract manufacturer evaluation and qualification visiting supplier facilities participating in process assessments and learning how to match supplier capabilities to production requirements. This is an inherently cross-functional role: you will work daily with supply chain quality operations and program teams in addition to ME and DE. You will grow quickly here our programs move fast the hardware is real and the impact of your work shows up on the production floor and in the cost model.

• Support DFx analysis across mechanical structural thermal and fluid systems subsystems for AD&S programs working under the guidance of Staff and Senior DFx Engineers with a focus on manufacturability assembly and cost.
• Participate in structured DFM/DFA/DFC reviews at key design milestones learning and applying the scoring methodology to identify producibility and cost risks and recommend design changes.
• Participate in DFMEAs with cross-functional teams. Use FMEA outputs to drive design changes inspection strategies and control plans.
• Work with SME manufacturing engineers and design engineers to provide manufacturing and cost feedback on designs learning to translate constraints into actionable recommendations.
• Support the evaluation and qualification of contract manufacturers participating in facility reviews process audits and capability assessments under the guidance of senior team members.
• Help build and maintain should-cost models and cost-driver analyses for mechanical and fluid system assemblies.
• Help develop and maintain DFx standards guidelines and scorecards specific to mechanical manufacturing processes including CNC machining sheet metal fabrication welding brazing composite layup and bonding tube bending and swaging and mechanical assembly.
• Analyze designs across key lenses manufacturability/assembly cost structure adherence to specification process capability and technology maturity contributing to risk assessments that inform engineering and program decisions.
• Work with supply chain to understand how DFx requirements connect to sourcing strategy and supplier selection.
• Collaborate with quality engineering to understand how DFx findings translate into inspection plans acceptance criteria and supplier quality requirements.
• Spend time on the production floor and at supplier sites to build firsthand understanding of how mechanical hardware thermal systems and fluid components are manufactured.
• Contribute to the DFx toolkit templates scoring rubrics cost models lessons-learned databases and training materials.
• Travel to production sites contract manufacturers and supplier facilities (20% depending on business needs).

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Industrial Engineering or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in manufacturing engineering process engineering or a related role with exposure to mechanical systems thermal management or fluid -op internship or capstone project experience in a manufacturing environment counts.
• Foundational knowledge of mechanical manufacturing processes: CNC machining sheet metal fabrication welding composite fabrication or mechanical assembly.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings interpret GD&T and review 3D models with an eye toward producibility.
• Interest in understanding manufacturing cost drivers and how design decisions impact unit cost.
• Familiarity with aerospace mechanical standards or a willingness to learn and apply them quickly.
• Strong communication skills and a willingness to engage directly with design engineers manufacturing engineers quality supply chain and operations cross-functional collaboration is the core of this job not a side task.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment across multiple programs simultaneously.
• A genuine interest in manufacturing and a drive to understand how things are actually built and what they cost to produce. Personal experience in a machine shop fabrication shop or working on hardware (machining welding assembly personal projects) is a strong plus.
• An attitude of world-class mission assurance quality attention to detail and dedication.
• Self-motivated and proactive you take initiative ask good questions and close the loop on what you commit to.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

• Masters degree in engineering or a related field.
• Internship or co-op experience in aerospace or defense mechanical manufacturing.
• Exposure to DFM/DFA review processes producibility engineering or cost analysis.
• Familiarity with AS9100 or similar quality management systems.
• Experience visiting or evaluating manufacturing suppliers in any capacity.
• Proficiency in CAD software (NX CATIA SolidWorks or similar) sufficient to navigate and review designs.
• Exposure to composite manufacturing fluid system fabrication or thermal management hardware production.
• Experience with data analysis cost modeling or presentation development.
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance with Full-Scope Polygraph.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

At Anduril we invest in our people. Our comprehensive competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health recovery and whatever comes next.For more information Explore Our Benefits.

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