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Salary: USD 191,000 - 253,000 / annual
Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, seeks a Senior Manager of Manufacturing Test Engineering to lead the strategic oversight and tactical management of production systems supporting high-volume products across the Anduril portfolio. This role combines people leadership with deep technical expertise in manufacturing test systems.
You will direct a manufacturing software test engineering team, setting objectives, guiding initiatives, and assessing outcomes. Key responsibilities include architecting and overseeing manufacturing software test strategy for each product to ensure scalable operations from pre-production (LRIP) through full-scale output (FRP). You will strategize and implement advancements in manufacturing testing, focusing on automation, uniformity, and operational streamlining.
You'll evaluate test data, compile findings, and identify opportunities for product and process enhancements. You will communicate strategic visions to key stakeholders and collaborate with product development teams on design testability to ensure seamless production integration. Leadership of procurement and implementation of new test equipment, including cost-benefit and ROI analyses, falls within your purview.
The role demands an innovative approach to resolving complex testing challenges, advancing scalability, and enhancing automation, throughput, user interfaces, and data analytics methodologies. You will champion initiatives that enhance safety, reduce costs, improve quality, and increase productivity through testing. You'll act as the go-to technical authority for manufacturing test matters, advising on and troubleshooting complex issues, and design proactive maintenance and calibration protocols for manufacturing test equipment.
Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or related field, with a minimum of 5 years of relevant industry experience leading manufacturing test engineering. You must have expertise in Linux, C#, Python, and NixOS; solid experience with PCBA/electronic assembly testing; proficiency with electronic test equipment; strong analytical skills for root cause analysis; familiarity with PLM, MES, and TES systems; and experience managing projects integrating electrical, mechanical, and software/firmware systems. Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance is required.
