Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing Automation
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, CA
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 12+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior manufacturing role at Anduril Industries (aerospace & defense) in Costa Mesa, CA. Specify, design, procure, and validate tooling, fixtures, and manufacturing equipment to support process requirements.
- They ask for
- 12+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Root cause, Control plans, Robotics, Automation, CNC
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About the role
requirements
- ✓Develop manufacturing documentation, including work instructions, process flow diagrams, and control plans
- ✓Conduct root cause analysis for manufacturing defects, non-conformances, or process inefficiencies, and implement effective corrective and preventive actions
- ✓Evaluate and implement new manufacturing technologies and automation methodologies
- ✓Manage projects related to manufacturing process improvement, automation, and capacity expansion
- ✓Provide technical support to production teams and train personnel on new processes and equipment
- ✓Set automation process standards and DFM/DFA best practices across programs
- ✓Drive factory-wide continuous improvement strategy and mentor and develop engineers
Required qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field
- ✓12+ years of experience in manufacturing or process engineering, with a focus on automation
- ✓Experience with CAD/CAM software, preferably NX or similar
- ✓Strong DFM/DFA knowledge and experience applying it to automated production
- ✓Familiarity with automated manufacturing technologies (robotics, CNC machining, additive manufacturing, automated inspection)
- ✓Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- ✓Strong communication and teamwork skills
- ✓Track record of leading end-to-end automated process development across multiple production lines
- ✓Experience integrating automation, robotics, or advanced metrology (e.g., CMM, optical scanning) into manufacturing workflows
- ✓Experience defining process and DFM/DFA standards and mentoring engineers
- ✓Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
Preferred qualifications
- ✓15+ years of experience in manufacturing or process engineering with a focus on automation
- ✓Experience integrating automation, robotics, or advanced metrology systems (e.g., CMM, optical scanning) into manufacturing workflows
- ✓Experience designing and fabricating tooling, jigs, and fixtures
- ✓Experience with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies
- ✓Owned end-to-end equipment development and implementation
$167,000 — $222,000 USD
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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.
About the team
Anduril’s Manufacturing Automation team is seeking a Staff Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. The Manufacturing Automation team is responsible for the design, integration, and deployment of automated manufacturing systems across Anduril factories. As a member of this team, you will have the opportunity to help define what production automation looks like for Anduril at a national scale.
What you’ll do
- •Develop automated solutions to production processes in partnership with design and manufacturing teams, from concept through production
- •Drive design for manufacturing and design for assembly (DFM/DFA), using automation fundamentals, to develop products ready for high rate production.
- •Conduct automation audit of current production capabilities to identify opportunities for improvement in throughput, quality, cost, and safety
- •Design, develop, and implement robust, efficient, and high-quality automated manufacturing processes
- •Specify, design, procure, and validate tooling, fixtures, and manufacturing equipment to support process
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