- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- IrvineCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Aug 25, 2026
- Salary
- $146,000–$194,000 a year
Full-time
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Electronic Warfare
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 a portion or all of the manufacturing value chain that includes Assembly, Integration & Test (AI&T) for electro-mechanical assemblies
- Contribute to operational excellence with a strong continuous improvement mindset and leading impactful Kaizen events
- Be a strong partner with Product Quality Engineering to drive and support RCCA burndowns that tackle key issues both internally and externally to EW Production
- Collaborate with Design Engineering teams in early to late phases of the development process to provide DFx for smooth NPI transitions
- Develop process flows, breaking down large, complex assemblies into a logical part flow of subassemblies and sub-processes
- Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing their hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
- Work with contract manufacturers across various disciplines (PCBA fab, metallic manufacturing, assembly, etc.) to develop repeatable, sustained processes for quick-turn development as well as at-scale production
- Work with technicians and other engineers hands-on, building prototype hardware
Job requirements
- Degree in a technical field preferred such as engineering, math, or a hard science
- 8+ years of experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing or design of electromechanical hardware
- Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to the delivery of 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.
- Prior experience working with JIRA, Siemens NX, Teamcenter (PLM), or Oracle (ERP) or equivalents
- A genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities