andurilindustries

Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Electromagnetic Warfare

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At a Glance

Location
Irvine, California, United States
Experience
8+ years
Department
Manufacturing
Posted
2026-03-16T18:04:45-04:00

Key Requirements

Required Skills

ERP

Domain Knowledge

  • Embedded Systems
  • Manufacturing

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance

cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents. I

Requirements

8+ years of experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing or design of electromechanical hardware

Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment

An attitude of world-class mission assurance, quality, attention to detail, and dedication.

A genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning.

Demonstrated ability to bring up assembly operations for electromechanical assemblies

Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.) Work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

$146,000

$194,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

US Roles:

Responsibilities

Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of Manufacturing Engineers with deep product knowledge in mechanical, electrical, system integration, and ambient/environmental testing

Be a strong partner with Product Quality Engineering to drive and support RCCA burndowns that tackle key issues both internally and externally to EW Production

Define workflows with cross functional teams for effective collaboration

Collaborate with Design Engineering teams in early to late phases of the development process to provide DFx for smooth NPI transitions

Own a portion or all of the manufacturing value chain for a certain product or set of products

Develop process flows, breaking down large, complex assemblies into a logical part flow of subassemblies and sub-processes

Team

Anduril’s Manufacturing team is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. The EW Manufacturing Team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware for Electromagnetic Warfare. This responsibility includes everything in the manufacturing value-chain, including, but not limited to, Design for Manufacturability work, tool design & selection, process creation & optimization, vendor sourcing & interaction, quality planning, and work documentation associated with the hardware that the Manufacturing Engineer owns.

The right person for this role can demonstrate past holistic ownership on solving a technical challenge with a creative, physical and/or digital, solution that they either personally manufacturing or oversaw manufacturing on, in a fast-paced, resource-limited environment. If you are someone who thrives in such an environment, then this role is for you.