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Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, seeks a Manufacturing Engineer with strong New Product Introduction (NPI) expertise to join the Sentry Manufacturing team in Irvine, California. The Sentry team builds cutting-edge defense hardware including static and mobile ground equipment for force protection and counter-UAS applications.
In this role, you will own the manufacturing value chain for complex electromechanical products, from prototype to high-volume production. Key responsibilities include:
• Leverage NPI expertise to transition products from prototype to production, optimizing design for manufacturability, assembly, and supply chain scalability
• Design and implement efficient manufacturing processes, owning portions or all of the manufacturing value chain for high-complexity products
• Lead and coordinate projects to install new manufacturing systems, communicating progress to stakeholders
• Develop process flows for large, complex assemblies, breaking them into logical sub-assemblies and sub-processes
• Create manufacturing documentation including work instructions, quality plans, and inspection requirements
• Collaborate with contract manufacturers (PCBA fab, metallic manufacturing, assembly) to develop repeatable processes for quick-turn and at-scale production
• Travel to suppliers for sourcing, troubleshooting production issues, and implementing quality procedures
• Contribute to hardware mechanical and electrical design, including interconnects and board fabrication
• Work cross-functionally with Quality Assurance, Design Engineering, technicians, and program managers on quality standards, DFM, and troubleshooting
Required: Bachelor's degree in engineering, math, or hard science; 5+ years in manufacturing or electromechanical hardware design; demonstrated ability to deliver hardware in resource-constrained environments; experience with large/complex assembly integration; strong organizational and communication skills; configuration management and change control experience; U.S. Person status for export-controlled access.
Preferred: Experience scaling production from tens/hundreds to thousands; software/firmware flashing or EOL testing; automated test procedure development; large-scale high-mix manufacturing; CAD/PLM/ERP tools (NX, Teamcenter, Oracle); test ecosystem development; large BOM and multi-product ownership.
