Senior Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer
Anduril Industries · Irvine, CA
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 8+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
A senior reliability 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
- 8+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Kaizen, Machining, CATIA / NX
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $115k–$169k.
Median of the low and high ends of 71 live postings that list pay, out of 153 reliability engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 152 other live reliability postings in California.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (8+ vs 5+)
Typical $115k–$169k, from 70 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 71%
- ✓ New product launch 44%
- FMEA 40%
- Automation 31%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 26%
- Tooling 22%
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This plant: Anduril Industries in Irvine
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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, metallic manufacturing, assembly, 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
- ✓8+ 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
- ✓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
- ✓Experience with RF Products that require system AI&T (assembly, integration, and test)
- ✓Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
$146,000 — $194,000 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.
About the team
Anduril’s Manufacturing team is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our 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 Senior 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.
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