- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- Costa MesaCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Sep 16, 2026
- Salary
- $146,000–$194,000 a year
Full-time
Manufacturing Engineer, Avionics, Space
Job description
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center.
Job responsibilities
- Own manufacturing process development and documentation for flight computer, GNC and RF avionics assemblies — PCBA, box-level build and integrated unit assembly — to IPC-610/620 Class 3, IPC J-STD-001 Space Addendum…
- Author and maintain work instructions, travelers and as-built records for the assemblies you own.
- Drive Design for Manufacturability and Assembly into avionics designs before CDR — component selection and screening, testability, connector access and harness routing.
- Specify and qualify assembly tooling, fixtures and test equipment for avionics build, and support the test station interface with Test Operations.
- Own root cause analysis, PFMEA, process validation and first article inspection for avionics processes, and disposition nonconformances on flight hardware.
- Support incoming acceptance of development and COTS avionics units, and feed manufacturability and workmanship findings back to the Lead for vendor and partner engagement.
- Work RF-specific handling discipline into production practice — ESD, connector torque and mating cycles, cleanliness — and train technicians to it.
- Act as an owner and evangelist for Anduril's Manufacturing Development Process (MDP), and use Foundry and Teamcenter as the system of record for build definition, work instructions and as-built records.
Job requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 8+ years of manufacturing engineering experience on electronic assemblies in aerospace, space, defense or another high-reliability industry.
- Working knowledge of high-reliability electronics workmanship standards — IPC-610/620 Class 3, IPC J-STD-001 Space Addendum, NASA-STD-8739 series.
- Hands-on experience with PCBA processes (SMT, through-hole, conformal coating, potting, component screening) and box-level assembly (cabling, harnessing, mechanical integration, thermal, EMI/EMC).
- Has authored work instructions or travelers for flight or comparably high-consequence electronic hardware.
- Experience with root cause analysis (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone), PFMEA and first article inspection.
- Hands-on mindset with a demonstrated willingness to work on the floor alongside technicians.
- Willingness to travel up to 25%