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Salary: USD 146,000 - 194,000 / annual
Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join the Electronic Warfare (EW) Manufacturing team in Irvine, California. The EW Manufacturing Team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware for electromagnetic warfare systems.
In this role, you will own a portion or all of the manufacturing value chain, including Assembly, Integration & Test (AI&T) for electro-mechanical assemblies. You will drive process improvements, ensure the highest quality of production, and support the development and implementation of new products. Key responsibilities include:
- Owning portions of the manufacturing value chain including AI&T for electro-mechanical assemblies
- Contributing to operational excellence with a strong continuous improvement mindset and leading Kaizen events
- Partnering with Product Quality Engineering to drive RCCA (Root Cause Corrective Action) burndowns
- Collaborating with Design Engineering teams in early to late phases of development to provide Design for Manufacturability (DFx) guidance
- Developing process flows and breaking down complex assemblies into logical part flows and sub-processes
- Writing documentation for manufacturing at scale, including work instructions, quality plans, and inspection requirements
- Working with contract manufacturers across disciplines (PCBA fab, metallic manufacturing, assembly) to develop repeatable processes
- Working hands-on with technicians and other engineers to build prototype hardware
- Contributing to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects and board fabrication
You will play a crucial role in optimizing manufacturing processes, reducing costs, increasing efficiencies on existing technologies, and developing new products while scaling to full production.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Degree in a technical field preferred (engineering, math, or hard science)
- 8+ years of experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing or design of electromechanical hardware
- Demonstrated ability to creatively and effectively deliver electromechanical hardware in resource-constrained environments
- 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
- 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
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience with RF products that require system AI&T (assembly, integration, and test)
- Exposure to or interest in scaling product testing and production
- Hands-on experience with software & firmware flashing or end-of-line testing & troubleshooting
- Software scripting experience in any language
- Current active U.S. Secret security clearance
