2026 Early Career Manufacturing Engineer
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Overview
Anduril is seeking a motivated early career Manufacturing Engineer to bridge the gap between design and production of advanced Unmanned Aerial Systems. Join a dynamic team focused on innovation in defense technology. 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. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
What You'll Do
- •Provide daily sustaining support to ensure each product line performs as intended, including real-time problem-solving related to mechanical fitment issues, electrical and harnessing issues, as well as software and firmware issues.
- •Work with design engineers during the development process to drive design for manufacturing best practices into the design effort, and help facilitate the transition from design to prototype to rate production.
- •Work hand in hand with the broader production team to solve complex issues to ensure customer demand is met.
- •Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
- •Develop novel tooling solutions for fabrication and assembly of structural parts.
- •Contribute to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection, etc.
- •Analyze metrics for continuous improvement initiatives (cost reduction, QI reduction & capacity increase).
- •Instill a culture of innovation, teamwork, and accountability within the manufacturing engineering product team.
Conditions
- •US Salary Range $86,000 — $114,000 USD.
- •Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
- •Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.
Required Qualifications
- •A degree in a technical field such as engineering or manufacturing.
- •1+ years of experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing or design of electromechanical hardware.
- •Demonstrated ability to deliver electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment.
- •Demonstrated in-kind or direct team leadership skills, with backing examples.
- •Experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.).
- •A genuine interest in manufacturing, thirst for learning, and high degree of ownership.
- •U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data.