- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- Costa MesaCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Sep 10, 2026
- Salary
- $146,000–$194,000 a year
Full-time
Senior Automation Engineer, Manufacturing Automation
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.
Anduril’s Manufacturing Automation team is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to join our team.
Job responsibilities
- Own automation projects from cradle to grave — concept, scoping, design, build, commissioning, and production handover — managing every aspect of the project throughout its life
- Design, build, and commission automated manufacturing systems to improve production throughput, product quality, and operator safety
- Work with product-specific design & manufacturing teams to scope the appropriate level of automation
- Own the design and integration of automation cells including robot / cobot applications, material movement, bespoke electromechanical systems, and automated inspection
- Integrate control systems across the cell, including PLCs, HMIs, machine vision, robotics, and safety systems
- Work with IE and Facilities teams to lay out production lines in new and existing Anduril factories
- Generate 2D and 3D CAD files for automation lines and their systems / components
- Enforce and contribute to Anduril’s internal processes & standards, including requirements definition, vendor solicitation, commissioning sequences, and safety buyoffs
Job requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar
- 8+ years of experience designing and commissioning automated production equipment
- Proficient CAD modeling in NX or AutoCAD
- Proficient in robot / cobot selection and integration, including path planning, EOAT design, dresspacks, and safety
- Experience with at least one major material movement system (conveyors, robotics, AGV/AMR, etc.)
- Experience integrating various control components including PLCs, HMIs, pushbuttons, stack lights, safety scanners, etc.
- Demonstrated ownership of full automation projects from concept through production handover
- Experience with control panel layout, electrical component selection, and cable routing