Anduril
Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Ghost
$147K–$196K
Santa Ana, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in manufacturing or a similar prototyping position.
- Education
- Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science.
About the job
Leads manufacturing engineering for Anduril’s drone products, taking hardware from design and prototyping through scalable production while improving quality, cost, and efficiency.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop a manufacturing engineering team across mechanical, electrical, integration, and end-of-line testing.
- Guide products from concept and prototype through pilot and full production, providing sustaining support and solving production issues.
- Drive cross-functional manufacturing readiness, documentation, supplier coordination, quality, and continuous improvement.
What they ask for
- Technical degree in engineering, math, or a hard science.
- 5+ years in manufacturing or a similar prototyping position.
- Demonstrated team leadership, supported by examples.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Harness and PCBA fabrication experience, including SMT processes; experience with NX/Teamcenter.
- Experience scaling production organizations, leading complex teams, or working hands-on with R/C or autonomous flight vehicles and related control systems.
Pay
$147,000 — $196,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MBOM, SMT, NX/Teamcenter, PCBA
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