Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Barracuda

The role

You will lead the manufacturing of Barracuda products and sub-assemblies from prototype through full-rate production. You will drive technology transfer from HQ to Arsenal-1 and optimize the manufacturing process ecosystem.

What you will do

• Lead the manufacturing of Barracuda products and sub-assemblies involving complex electromechanical integration.
• Drive the technology transfer of production processes from Anduril HQ to Arsenal-1.
• Own and optimize the full manufacturing process ecosystem.
• Lead line optimization initiatives to increase capacity.
• Root-cause and resolve complex floor issues using RCCA and 5-Why methodologies.
• Manage and improve yield performance through statistical process control.
• Own MES management for the production area.
• Partner with design engineers to drive DFM and producibility.
• Develop technical roadmaps for manufacturing technology advancement.
• Champion Lean and Six Sigma methodologies across production areas.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or complex hardware production environment.
• Deep hands-on experience with complex electromechanical integration including mechanical assembly, harness/cable fabrication, avionics integration, PCBA, and functional test.
• Demonstrated ownership of manufacturing process systems: work instructions, MBOMs, RCCA, line optimization, takt time management, yield analysis, and production scaling.
• Experience with MES platforms.
• Proven track record of leading line optimization and process improvement initiatives.
• Experience managing capital projects and developing business cases for manufacturing investments.
• Manufacturing engineering fundamentals: engineering drawings and GD&T, DFM, process development, tooling and fixture design.
• Comfort with ambiguity, high-rate production environments, and delivering in a resource-constrained setting.
• A world-class quality and mission-assurance mindset, and flexibility for critical pushes.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

• Degree in an engineering or technical field
• High-rate manufacturing background in aerospace, automotive/EV, industrial, or medical device.
• Experience leading technology transfer of production lines between facilities.
• Experience building or transforming successful production operation organizations and leading large-scale change management initiatives.
• Exposure to aircraft, aerospace, and defense programs.
• Harness and PCBA fabrication experience, including prior work with or setup/modification/monitoring of SMT processes.
• Hands-on experience with R/C and/or autonomous flight vehicles, flight controllers, or related control systems.
• Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt or higher); familiarity with J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, and IPC/WHMA-A-620.
• Current active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Benefits

• Housing, transportation, etc. will be provided during stay in Costa Mesa, CA for training.
• Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers.
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

Before you apply

• Requires relocation to Costa Mesa, CA for an initial training program of up to 2 months.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Anduril is building Arsenal-1, its first hyper-scale manufacturing facility, just south of Columbus, Ohio in Pickaway County.