Anduril
Manufacturing Engineer, High-Speed Missiles
$129K–$194K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Jul 21, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of experience working in manufacturing or related field.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, a related STEM discipline or equivalent work experience.
About the job
Own and scale manufacturing for hypersonic missile systems, from early design collaboration and prototyping through high-rate production.
What you'll do
- Design, commission, and optimize production lines, work cells, layouts, tooling, and equipment.
- Develop manufacturing processes and collaborate with design engineers on manufacturability and assembly.
- Lead production ramp-up, troubleshoot shop-floor issues, and maintain work instructions and manufacturing documentation.
What they ask for
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering, a related STEM discipline, or equivalent work experience.
- Hands-on ownership of a new product, complex manufacturing process, or high-impact product from cradle to grave.
- Strong early-stage collaboration with design engineering on Design for Manufacturing and Design for Assembly.
- Must be a U.S. Person, eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Security clearance, and willing to travel occasionally (<10%).
Nice to have
- Experience with hypersonic vehicles, propulsion, thermal protection systems, or high-temperature structures/materials.
- Experience in aerospace and defense or scaling complex hardware from prototyping/LRIP to automated, high-rate manufacturing.
Pay
$129,000 — $194,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP), manufacturing bills of materials (MBOMs), thermal protection systems (TPS)
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