Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering — Autonomous Airpower

The role

You will lead manufacturing engineering strategy and execution across the Autonomous Airpower portfolio. You will build and lead a team of manufacturing engineers to ensure aircraft programs can be built reliably and at scale.

What you will do

• Lead manufacturing engineering strategy and execution across the Autonomous Airpower portfolio.
• Serve as the primary ME point of contact for program managers and the growth team.
• Partner with chief engineers and design leadership during all phases of engineering development.
• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing team of manufacturing engineers.
• Drive cross-functional alignment between engineering, supply chain, manufacturing operations, program management, quality, and leadership.
• Own the ME cost and schedule position for the portfolio.
• Represent manufacturing engineering in executive reviews, program gate reviews, and customer-facing discussions.
• Establish manufacturing engineering standards, processes, and best practices.
• Evaluate and advise on make-vs-buy decisions, capital investments, and production strategies.
• Drive production readiness across the portfolio.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering
• 12+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace or defense
• Significant time spent on aircraft programs
• Deep, hands-on knowledge of aircraft manufacturing across multiple disciplines
• Experience across the full aircraft production lifecycle
• 5+ years of experience leading and developing manufacturing engineering teams
• Ability to assess emerging programs and provide manufacturing cost, schedule, and feasibility inputs
• Experience presenting manufacturing status, risks, and recommendations to director-level and executive audiences
• Proven ability to drive alignment across engineering, operations, supply chain, program management, and business leadership
• Experience managing manufacturing engineering budgets and cost positions across multiple programs
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

• Experience standing up new aircraft production lines from scratch
• Experience working directly with growth or business development teams
• Experience with autonomous aircraft, UAV, or advanced air vehicle programs
• Knowledge of EVMS, earned value reporting, and program control fundamentals
• Experience with Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRL) and Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRA)
• Experience working with Teamcenter, SAP, Oracle, or similar PLM/ERP platforms
• Master's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants
• 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
• 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 is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold.