Manufacturing Engineer, Electromagnetic Warfare
Anduril Industries · Irvine, CA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 21 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Anduril Industries (aerospace & defense) in Irvine, CA. Be a strong partner with Product Quality Engineering to drive and support RCCA burndowns that tackle key issues both internally and externally to EW Production.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Kaizen, CATIA / NX
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About the role
What you'll do
- ◆Own a portion or all of the manufacturing value chain that includes Assembly, Integration & Test (AI&T) for electro-mechanical assemblies
- ◆Contribute to operational excellence with a strong continuous improvement mindset and leading impactful Kaizen events
- ◆Be a strong partner with Product Quality Engineering to drive and support RCCA burndowns that tackle key issues both internally and externally to EW Production
- ◆Collaborate with Design Engineering teams in early to late phases of the development process to provide DFx for smooth NPI transitions
- ◆Develop process flows, breaking down large, complex assemblies into a logical part flow of subassemblies and sub-processes
- ◆Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing their hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
- ◆Work with contract manufacturers across various disciplines (PCBA fab, harnesses, Electrical COTS/MOTS, antennas, radios, etc.) to develop repeatable, sustained processes for quick-turn development as well as at-scale production
- ◆Work with technicians and other engineers hands-on, building prototype hardware
- ◆Contribute to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection, etc.
Required qualifications
- ✓Degree in a technical field preferred such as engineering, math, or a hard science
- ✓3+ years of experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing or design of electromechanical hardware
- ✓Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment
- ✓Demonstrated ability to contribute to the delivery of electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment
- ✓Experience with Harness or PCBA design review
- ✓Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (soldering, SMT, harnessing, box 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
- ✓A 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
$129,000 — $171,000 USD
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.
About the team
Anduril’s Manufacturing team is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Electromagnetic Warfare team. The EW Manufacturing Team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware for Electromagnetic Warfare. 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.
As a Manufacturing Engineer within EW, you will be responsible for driving process improvements, ensuring the highest quality of production, and supporting the development and implementation of new products. You will play a crucial role in optimizing manufacturing processes, reducing costs, and increasing efficiencies on existing technologies while also developing new products and scaling to full scale production.