Manufacturing Engineer 2nd Shift

Advanced Infrared Solutions (AIRS) formerly American Infrared Solutions was acquired by Anduril Industries in 2025 and now operates as part of the Imaging Business Line. For more than 10 years AIRS has designed and built world-class high-performance cooled infrared cameras and subsystems including critical components such as Integrated Dewar Cooler Assemblies (IDCAs). From its site in Hudson NH AIRS is expanding to supply these critical components both internally to Andurils Imaging products and externally to serve as a merchant supplier to the broader defense space and commercial industrial base. Growing the external merchant supplier business alongside internal production is a core strategic priority for the Business Line.

Note: Second shift hours are roughly 3:00PM - 11:00PM

• Own the manufacturing value chain for a certain set of products both technical and commercial operations; ensuring the capability to produce at needed scale.
• Evaluate plan and prioritize long-term and short-term supply chain production and test optimizations to ensure capability and reliability of value stream to meet business production output goals & business objectives.
• Effectively develop and communicate business cases to support vertical integration or value stream diversification opportunities where strategic supply partnerships will accelerate the scalability of production output and product development.
• Continuously evaluate make vs buy decisions for sub-assemblies in the value stream; break the system down into logical subassemblies and process flows resulting in a clear approach to maximize total cost of ownership and production capability & reliability (lead time & flexibility).
• Work with contract manufacturers within the critical product value stream to develop and execute repeatable sustained processes for quick-turn development as well as at-scale production and testing.
• Be on site at current and future operations partners managing technical and commercial needs for the value stream solve ongoing production issues improve capacity and evaluating potential partners.
• Work with technicians and other engineers (SMEs) hands-on building prototype and production product and supporting hardware for internal and external use.
• Create documentation required for successfully manufacturing hardware at scale.
• Reduce complexity: commonality optimization & component/supplier rationalization.

• Degree in a technical field such as mechanical engineering electrical engineering systems engineering math or a hard science.
• 5 years of Operations experience in areas: Process Engineering Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Strategic Sourcing or in design of electromechanical hardware.
• Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment.
• 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 Operations and thirst for driving improvements.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

• Experience in the assembly and test of precision mechanisms.
• Exposure to ISO 9001/AS 9100 quality systems.
• Demonstrated familiarity with optical system integration and test.

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:

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