Manager, Manufacturing Engineering - Autonomous Airpower

The role

You will build and lead a manufacturing engineering team for a new Autonomous Airpower aircraft program. You will act as a working manager, driving technical decisions and authoring processes from prototyping through full-rate production.

What you will do

• Build and lead the manufacturing engineering team by hiring, structuring, and setting goals
• Act as a working manager driving technical program decisions and owning deliverables
• Develop and execute strategic plans for production capabilities and automation
• Partner with chief engineers and design engineering from concept through full-rate production
• Own documentation including work instructions, inspection plans, and MBOMs
• Drive production readiness activities such as process capability assessments and tooling readiness
• Lead the selection, installation, and commissioning of new manufacturing equipment
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for cost reduction and quality enhancement
• Manage budgets and forecast future manufacturing needs
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive program execution

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering
• Minimum 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or complex hardware production environments
• At least 3 years in a managerial or technical lead role
• Demonstrated experience developing products from scratch and scaling to production
• Proven track record of cradle-to-grave ownership
• Experience hiring, developing, and leading manufacturing engineering teams
• Experience driving process improvements and production readiness in a manufacturing setting
• Strong DFM/DFA instincts
• Excellent project management skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Technical expertise in manufacturing systems (MES, ERP, PLM)

Nice to have

• Experience on aircraft programs from development through LRIP or full-rate production
• Previous experience designing, building out, and commissioning factories or new production lines
• Experience across multiple manufacturing engineering disciplines: structures and composites, mechanical systems, fluid systems, propulsion integration, avionics, or wire harness manufacturing
• Knowledge of low-observable (LO) coating, energetics, mission systems, or propulsion manufacturing
• Experience transitioning hardware from prototype through first-article to full-rate production
• Knowledge of AS9100, aerospace quality systems, and non-conformance management processes
• Experience with Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or structured continuous improvement methodologies
• Proficient in CAD software (CATIA, SolidWorks, NX, or equivalent)
• Experience working with Teamcenter, SAP, Oracle, or similar PLM/ERP platforms
• Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• 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. The company's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.