- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- Santa AnaCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Sep 14, 2026
- Salary
- $146,000–$194,000 a year
Full-time
Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
Job description
Anduril’s Manufacturing Technology, Maritime Team is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Maritime Systems. The Maritime Manufacturing Technology Team is responsible for rapidly developing and implementing manufacturing technologies and processes for cutting-edge defense hardware, including deployable static and moving surface, undersea and sea to air vehicles and scaling these products in our new manufacturing facilities.
We are looking for a Manager of Manufacturing Engineering to lead and scale our manufacturing engineering and planning teams in Santa Ana, CA.
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S.
Job responsibilities
- Team Leadership & Development : Lead, mentor, and task a team of manufacturing engineers and planners to achieve departmental and company goals.
- Manufacturing Strategy & Scaling : Define and execute the manufacturing roadmap and qualification strategies to rapidly transition complex maritime systems from R&D to full-rate production.
- Planning & Execution : Direct the creation of manufacturing plans, optimize routings in the MES (Forge), and oversee the translation of 2D/3D drawings into clear shop-floor work instructions.
- BOM & Configuration Management : Own the strategy and execution for the Manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOM) and as-built configuration tracking from the EBOM.
- DFX Leadership : Lead DFM, DFA, and DFT producibility assessments, driving upstream collaboration with design engineering to optimize for cost, quality, and scalability.
- Continuous Improvement : Lead root-cause analysis, statistical process validations, and yield optimization to resolve production discrepancies.
- Cross-Functional Alignment : Act as the primary technical interface across Design, Quality, Supply Chain, Tooling, and Operations to manage schedules, resources, and budgets.
Job requirements
- 8+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a direct leadership or managerial capacity.
- Demonstrated success leading NPI teams and scaling multiple complex hardware products into high-rate production.
- Deep technical foundation in mechanical assembly, electrical integration, composite fabrication, or precision machining.
- Hands-on experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Product Data Management (PDM) software.
- Proven track record using first-principles problem-solving to balance aggressive timelines, budgets, and resource allocation in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.