Anduril
Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Missiles
$146K–$194K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted May 13, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in manufacturing or similar prototyping position.
- Education
- Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, a hard science, or equivalent work experience.
About the job
Leads manufacturing engineering for missile products, developing and scaling production processes from prototyping through full-scale manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Lead a team delivering development and production units, and improve manufacturing quality, cost, and efficiency.
- Partner with design, supply chain, and planning teams on manufacturability, sourcing, capacity, and transition to production.
- Own manufacturing documentation and develop production and test methods to scale production.
What they ask for
- Technical degree or equivalent work experience.
- 8+ years in manufacturing or a similar prototyping position.
- Demonstrated team leadership, with examples.
- Personal hands-on hardware manufacturing experience; eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience with harness and PCBA fabrication, including SMT processes.
- Experience leading production organizations or complex projects; hands-on experience with R/C or autonomous flight vehicles, flight controllers, or related control systems; or software scripting experience.
Pay
$146,000 — $194,000 USD base salary
Tools
MBOMs, SMT
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