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Salary: USD 129,000 - 171,000 / annual
Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer II to join the Autonomous Airpower division in Costa Mesa, California. The Air Dominance and Strike Division develops and builds collaborative combat aircraft, missiles, and autonomous weapons systems. You will own portions of the manufacturing value chain for autonomous aircraft hardware, implementing and refining manufacturing processes to hit production targets and quality standards.
This role spans the full breadth of manufacturing engineering disciplines and may focus on structures and composites, mechanical systems (landing gear, doors, actuators), fluid systems (hydraulic, fuel, pneumatic), propulsion integration, avionics, or harnessing and electrical integration, depending on your background.
At this level, you will execute manufacturing engineering projects with moderate supervision, manage your own timelines and priorities, and begin mentoring junior engineers and technicians. You will bring solid manufacturing fundamentals, hands-on production floor experience, and the ability to analyze workflows, identify bottlenecks, and drive targeted improvements. You will be comfortable designing tooling and fixtures, troubleshooting production issues in real time, and translating technical constraints into actionable information for cross-functional partners.
Key responsibilities include: owning the manufacturing value chain for assigned aircraft subsystems from process development through work instruction authoring and production support; implementing and refining processes to achieve production targets and quality standards; analyzing workflows to identify bottlenecks and drive cycle time reductions; authoring and maintaining work instructions, quality plans, and manufacturing BOMs; designing tooling, fixtures, and production layouts using CAD software; providing DFM/DFA feedback to design engineering; executing manufacturing engineering projects with timeline and vendor coordination; troubleshooting production issues in real time; applying Lean and Six Sigma tools to production areas; and mentoring junior engineers and technicians.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 4+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or complex hardware production environments
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering or equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience
- Demonstrated experience implementing and refining manufacturing processes on a production floor
- Experience authoring work instructions, manufacturing plans, and quality documentation for hardware builds
- Proficiency with CAD tools (CATIA, SolidWorks, NX, or equivalent) for tooling and fixture design
- Experience managing manufacturing engineering projects including timelines, vendor coordination, and resource allocation
- Hands-on troubleshooting experience in a production environment
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience in composite structures, mechanical systems, fluid systems, propulsion, avionics integration, or wire harness manufacturing
- Experience transitioning hardware from prototype or first-article builds to rate production
- Experience with aircraft or autonomous vehicle assembly
- Knowledge of AS9100, aerospace quality systems, and non-conformance management processes
- Experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, or structured continuous improvement methodologies
- Experience with Teamcenter, SAP, Oracle, or similar PLM/ERP platforms
- Active U.S. Secret security clearance
