Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Autonomous Airpower

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Air Dominance and Strike Division is one of Andurils fastest growing most technically complex divisions. We develop and build collaborative combat aircraft missiles and the software that powers these autonomous weapons. We are scaling production of autonomous aircraft across our manufacturing facilities. Manufacturing Engineering drives process development production readiness and the transition from prototype to rate ensuring that what Design engineers create can be built reliably repeatedly and at scale.

ABOUT THE JOB

Anduril is seeking a Staff Manufacturing Engineer to join the Autonomous Airpower manufacturing team in Costa Mesa California. You will drive manufacturing strategy and lead transformational initiatives that define how autonomous aircraft are built at scale. This role spans the full breadth of manufacturing engineering disciplines and may focus on one or more of the following areas depending on your background: structures and composites mechanical systems (landing gear doors actuators) fluid systems (hydraulic fuel pneumatic) propulsion integration avionics or harnessing and electrical integration.

At this level you are one of the most technically deep manufacturing engineers in the organization. You architect production systems develop multi-year manufacturing technology roadmaps and lead enterprise-wide initiatives that fundamentally reshape manufacturing capabilities. You direct large-scale programs with cross-functional and potentially cross-site impact pioneer novel manufacturing approaches and serve as the companys foremost authority in your area of specialization. You balance short-term production demands with long-term capability development and play a direct role in shaping the technical trajectory of the ME organization.

WHAT YOULL DO

• Drive enterprise-wide manufacturing strategies for autonomous aircraft production aligned with long-term business objectives
• Lead transformational initiatives that fundamentally redefine or establish manufacturing capabilities for new aircraft programs
• Architect next-generation production systems that create sustainable competitive advantages in cost quality and throughput
• Develop comprehensive manufacturing technology roadmaps spanning 35 year horizons
• Direct large-scale cross-functional manufacturing programs with enterprise-wide impact managing complex capital improvement portfolios
• Establish manufacturing excellence frameworks and engineering standards that become organizational benchmarks
• Pioneer novel manufacturing approaches that deliver step-change improvements in cost quality or production rate
• Serve as the foremost technical authority in your area of specialization providing definitive direction on the most complex manufacturing challenges
• Establish design-for-manufacturing frameworks in partnership with design engineering that reduce product costs and improve producibility
• Develop comprehensive technical career paths and mentor high-potential engineers across the ME organization

WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR

• 12 years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace defense or complex hardware production environments
• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Aerospace Manufacturing Electrical or Industrial Engineering or equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience
• Recognized subject matter expertise in one or more manufacturing disciplines with a track record of enterprise-level impact
• Experience leading large-scale manufacturing programs or capital improvement portfolios ($2M)
• Demonstrated history of developing and implementing manufacturing strategies that delivered transformational results
• Experience architecting production systems or leading new production line standup
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills experience driving alignment between engineering operations supply chain and business leadership
• Proficiency with CAD tools (CATIA SolidWorks NX or equivalent) and production planning systems (ERP MES PLM)
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Deep expertise in one or more of the following: composite structures mechanical systems (landing gear flight controls doors) fluid systems (hydraulic fuel pneumatic) propulsion avionics integration or wire harness manufacturing
• Experience transitioning hardware from prototype through first-article to full-rate production
• Experience with aircraft or autonomous vehicle assembly at scale
• Experience developing proprietary manufacturing processes or methods with intellectual property value
• Knowledge of AS9100 aerospace quality systems and advanced process control methodologies
• Experience working with Teamcenter SAP Oracle or similar PLM/ERP platforms
• Masters degree in Engineering or related technical field
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance

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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