Manufacturing Engineer, High-Speed Missiles

The role

You will own the production lifecycle of hypersonic missile systems. You will design and optimize assembly lines, bridge design and manufacturing, and lead the transition from prototype to high-rate production.

What you will do

• Design, commission, and optimize assembly lines, work cells, and floor layouts.
• Collaborate with design engineers to drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA).
• Develop and scale manufacturing processes for exotic materials, advanced composite structures, thermal protection systems, and propulsion integration.
• Architect, procure, and qualify custom assembly tooling, fixtures, and automated equipment.
• Lead the transition of hardware from prototyping through Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) into high-rate manufacturing.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex engineering and production anomalies on the shop floor.
• Create and maintain work instructions, manufacturing bills of materials (MBOMs), routing, and quality documentation.

Required qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, a related STEM discipline or equivalent work experience.
• Direct, hands-on experience owning a clean-sheet design/New Product Introduction (NPI) product from cradle to grave, a complex manufacturing process from cradle to grave across multiple products, or a
• Proven ability to build a manufacturing footprint from scratch including work centers, layouts, work instructions, tooling, and capital equipment.
• Strong experience collaborating with design engineering for DFM and DFA feedback.
• 8+ years of experience working in manufacturing or related field.
• Willingness to travel occasionally (<10%) to support global manufacturing operations.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Security clearance.

Nice to have

• Direct experience working on hypersonic vehicles, scramjets, rocket propulsion, thermal protection systems (TPS), or high-temperature structures/materials.
• Experience working on complex aerospace systems, tactical missiles, launch vehicles, satellites, or high-performance automotive platforms.
• Experience transitioning a highly complex hardware product from low-volume prototyping/LRIP into automated, high-rate manufacturing.

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. Person.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Security clearance.
• Consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct 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.