Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering, Space

The role

The Senior Manager of Manufacturing Engineering will lead manufacturing engineering teams across multiple space programs. This role involves overseeing the fabrication, assembly, integration, and test of high-reliability space components and systems.

What you will do

• Recruit, mentor, develop, and lead a team of manufacturing and integration & test engineers.
• Serve as the primary manufacturing engineering lead for assigned space programs.
• Oversee development, implementation, and optimization of manufacturing processes for space-qualified hardware.
• Drive vision and strategy for growing the space program.
• Integrate Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles.
• Lead Manufacturing Readiness Reviews (MRR) and production readiness assessments.
• Lead Test Readiness Reviews (TRR) and test campaign readiness assessments.
• Establish and enforce quality control standards and inspection methods.
• Provide technical guidance on manufacturing facility layout, equipment selection, and tooling design.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering, Supply Chain, Program Management, Test, and Operations.

Required qualifications

• At least 8+ years of experience in a relevant field
• Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment.
• Experience in unit-level/space vehicle/system integration, assembly, and environmental testing (eg., vibration, thermal vacuum, acoustic, shock, and EMI/EMC)
• Background in integration and testing of avionics/optical payloads, solar, propulsion, ADCS, or other space hardware.
• Proven team leadership skills, with examples of successfully managing and developing a diverse team.
• Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware through various methods (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.).
• Ability to understand new concepts quickly, organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases.
• Familiarity with CAD software, Manufacturing Execution systems, and ERP/MRP systems.
• A genuine interest in manufacturing and a thirst for learning, particularly in the space domain.
• Willingness to travel frequently (>25%) to support global manufacturing operations
• Demonstrated success in scaling product testing and production from one to tens/hundreds.
• Active security clearance or ability to obtain a security clearance

Nice to have

• Degree in a technical field preferred such as engineering, math, or a hard science
• Experience in space and satellite manufacturing, systems engineering, or design of electromechanical hardware
• Work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus
• Experience in test hardware and software development
• Software scripting experience in python
• Experience writing test plans, procedures, and work instruction documentation.
• Ability to work effectively in space manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated skill at driving and questioning design and customer requirements.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Active security clearance or ability to obtain a security clearance
• Consent to pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The company's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.