Lead Manufacturing Engineer, High-Speed Missiles

Senior Technical & NPI Ownership:

Strong hands-on hardware manufacturing experience acting as a technical anchor, product owner, or project lead for a complex aerospace, defense, or high-technology product line coupled with a proven track record of owning a clean-sheet NPI product, complex manufacturing process, or critical system from cradle to grave.

Strategic DFM & Cross-Functional Influence:

Proven ability to influence design engineering decisions to adopt aggressive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles, ensuring design maturity aligns with production schedules.

Technical Mentorship & Peer Leadership:

export-controlled information or facilities.

$146,000

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$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:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

Lead Manufacturing Engineer for High-Speed Missiles

, you will be the driving force behind the industrialization of our hypersonic missile programs.

You will bridge the gap between cutting-edge physics and high-rate industrial output, transforming highly complex, next-generation vehicles into manufacturable, repeatable, and rapidly scalable products.

You will support hypersonic products from the early design phase, establish the core manufacturing processes, and lead the production ramp from prototype to rate.

The diverse responsibilities of this role will require you to leverage both your deep technical expertise and your leadership skills to set strategic objectives, build cross-functional alignment, and drive rapid project execution.

You will play a crucial role in optimizing manufacturing processes, reducing costs, and increasing efficiencies while ensuring our manufacturing line is built to scale from day one.

The Missiles Manufacturing Engineering team at Anduril is dedicated to rewriting the playbook for precision strike and deterrent capabilities. Modern threats demand a paradigm shift in how tactical weapons are designed and produced, and our team is rapidly scaling production to deliver the unprecedented volume, speed, and affordability that U.S. and Allied forces require.

Our portfolio includes the groundbreaking

Barracuda

family of air-breathing missiles, as well as cutting-edge hypersonic missile systems and a pipeline of next-generation strike technologies. Hypersonic flight—traveling at speeds of Mach 5 and beyond—is one of the most demanding engineering challenges of our time. To survive these extreme environments, our vehicles must withstand intense thermal, aerodynamic, and structural forces.

Historically, hypersonic systems have been built like low-volume, bespoke science projects. At Anduril, we are changing that. We are scaling the production of these ultra-complex systems to meet global demands, directly reshaping deterrence on a global scale.