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Manufacturing Engineer, Drones

Anduril · Santa Ana, California, United States · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)

Defenseonsitesenior$132k–$175k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Bridge design and high-volume production for UAS like Bolt, Ghost, Anvil.
  • Transition products from concept to prototype, pilot, and full-rate production.
  • Solve production issues across mechanical, electrical, and software systems daily.

What they offer

  • Highly competitive equity grants

Ideal candidate

A hands-on, mission-driven manufacturing engineer who loves physically building hardware and bridging design to high-volume production. You thrive solving complex problems fast with attention to detail and quality.

Requirements

  • Degree in engineering, math, or hard science
  • 5+ years in manufacturing or similar role
  • World-class mission assurance, quality and attention to detail
  • Genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning
  • Proven ability to deliver hardware in resource-constrained environments
  • Hands-on hardware manufacturing experience (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly)
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain active U.S. Secret clearance
  • Experience building production operations from scratch with little definition
  • Harness & PCBA fabrication or mechanical system design competency
  • Ownership of complex BOM for electromechanical product
  • Knowledge of sheet metal, machining, and 3D printing processes
  • Experience in NX/Teamcenter

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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