Anduril
Manufacturing Engineer
$132K–$175K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years in a relevant field; manufacturing or electromechanical hardware design preferred.
- Education
- Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. Person status is required because the position needs access to export-controlled data.
About the job
Own manufacturing activities for defense hardware, from tooling and process development through documentation, supplier coordination, and hands-on prototype builds and production support.
What you'll do
- Own part or all of the manufacturing value chain for products, including process flows and manufacturing documentation.
- Develop tooling and work hands-on with technicians and contract manufacturers to build and scale hardware.
- Support hardware design, supplier sourcing, production issue resolution, and quality procedures, including supplier travel.
What they ask for
- Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science.
- 2+ years of experience in a relevant field; manufacturing or electromechanical hardware design preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver electromechanical hardware creatively in a resource-constrained environment, and demonstrated leadership with examples.
- Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware; U.S. Person status required to access export-controlled data.
Nice to have
- PCBA fabrication experience, including SMT process work.
- Hands-on experience with R/C or autonomous flight vehicles, flight controllers, or related control systems; software scripting is also preferred.
Pay
USD 132,000 — USD 175,000 (base salary)
Tools
PCBA, SMT
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