2027 Early Career Manufacturing Engineer
Anduril Industries · Atlanta, GA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Anduril Industries (aerospace & defense) in Atlanta, GA. Own a portion of the manufacturing value chain for a certain product or set of products.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Machining, Tooling
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About the role
Required qualifications
Must be pursuing or have recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities; U.S. clearance eligibility may be required depending on program.
Able to start full time in 2027.
Preferred qualifications
A genuine interest in manufacturing and desire to learn
Internships or school related experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing related
PCBA fabrication experience including prior work with or setup/modification/monitoring SMT processes
Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.) including work on personal or extracurricular projects.
Software scripting experience in any language
Familiarity with CAD software, Manufacturing Execution systems, and ERP/MRP system
$86,000 — $114,000 USD
Benefits
At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits .
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Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
The Manufacturing Team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware, including static equipment, moving ground equipment, and flight vehicles. This responsibility includes everything in the manufacturing value-chain, including, but not limited to, Design for Manufacturability work, tool design & selection, process creation & optimization, vendor sourcing & interaction, quality planning, and work documentation associated with the hardware that the Manufacturing Engineer owns.
What you’ll do
Independently perform trade studies, designs, and generate solutions for approval
Execute the procurement of hardware as necessary to implement solutions
Test, verify, and demonstrate the effectiveness of your solutions
Own a portion of the manufacturing value chain for a certain product or set of products
Work with technicians and other engineers hands-on, building prototype hardware
Develop novel tooling solutions for fabrication and assembly of Anduril Products
Develop process flows, breaking down large, complex assemblies into sub-parts and processes and building out their production lines.
Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing their hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
Contribute to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection, etc