2026 Early Career Manufacturing Engineer
Anduril · Costa Mesa, California, United States; Irvine, California, United States; Santa Ana, California, United States · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · Irvine, CA (OC-62) · Santa Ana, CA (OC-21)
Defenseonsiteearly-career$86k–$114k
At a glance
Highlights
- Bridge design to high-volume production for advanced unmanned aerial systems.
- Work on autonomous platforms like Bolt, Ghost, and Anvil drones.
- Develop novel tooling for fabrication and assembly of structural parts.
What they offer
- Highly competitive equity
Ideal candidate
Early-career engineer with hands-on hardware building experience who thrives in fast-paced, creative teams and is passionate about drones and scaling production from prototype to high rate.
Requirements
- Degree in engineering, manufacturing or related technical field
- 1+ years experience in manufacturing or design of electromechanical hardware
- Demonstrated ability to deliver electromechanical hardware in resource-constrained environment
- Experience physically manufacturing hardware via machining, fabrication, soldering or assembly
- Demonstrated team leadership skills with examples
- U.S. Person status required for export-controlled data access
Lab profile
About Anduril
Defense technology company building autonomous systems for military missions.
What they build
- Lattice OS
- Ghost
- Anvil
Known for
- Autonomous defense systems
- AI-powered command and control
- Rapid hardware-software iteration
Key facts
- Founded in 2017
- Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California
- Backed by Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz
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