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Salary: USD 146,000 - 194,000 / annual
Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for Avionics to join its Space Manufacturing team in Costa Mesa, California. You will own the manufacturing processes for flight computing, guidance and navigation, and radio-frequency avionics that fly on Anduril's spacecraft. This is a hands-on role where you will work directly with technicians on the production floor, reporting to the Lead Manufacturing Engineer for Sensors and Avionics.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop and document manufacturing processes for PCBA, box-level build, and integrated unit assembly to IPC-610/620 Class 3, IPC J-STD-001 Space Addendum, and NASA-STD-8739 series standards
- Author and maintain work instructions, travelers, and as-built records for avionics assemblies
- Drive Design for Manufacturability and Assembly into avionics designs before Critical Design Review (CDR), including component selection, testability, and connector access
- Specify and qualify assembly tooling, fixtures, and test equipment; support test station interface with Test Operations
- Own root cause analysis, PFMEA, process validation, and first article inspection for avionics processes; disposition nonconformances on flight hardware
- Support incoming acceptance of development and COTS avionics units; feed manufacturability findings back for vendor and partner engagement
- Implement RF-specific handling discipline in production (ESD, connector torque, cleanliness) and train technicians
- Act as owner and evangelist for Anduril's Manufacturing Development Process (MDP); use Foundry and Teamcenter as systems of record
- Support design reviews (PDR, CDR) and manufacturing readiness reviews for avionics scope
- Provide hands-on technical support to technicians building avionics assemblies
The ideal candidate is a hands-on electronics manufacturing engineer who has taken flight or comparably high-reliability electronic assemblies from development into production and is comfortable working from incomplete design data in a fast-paced environment.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or 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)
- Experience authoring 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 demonstrated willingness to work on the floor alongside technicians
- Willingness to travel up to 25%
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 10+ years flight avionics manufacturing experience (flight computers, GNC units, transponders, radios, RF front ends)
- RF or microwave assembly and test experience, including connector and cable discipline
- Cleanroom manufacturing with contamination control and ESD discipline
- MES and PLM fluency (Foundry, Teamcenter, SAP, or equivalent) for work instruction authoring and as-built records
- Experience taking an electronics product from prototype or LRIP into rate production
- Currently possesses and able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
