Anduril
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Barracuda
$146K–$194K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted May 14, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in manufacturing or similar prototyping position.
- Education
- Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science.
About the job
Leads manufacturing design and production scaling for Barracuda hardware, from prototyping through full-scale production, focusing on quality, manufacturability, processes, and supplier collaboration.
What you'll do
- Develop and optimize manufacturing processes, tooling, quality plans, and documentation for hardware production.
- Partner with design and planning teams to transition products from design to prototype and rate production, including capacity planning.
- Improve production through metrics analysis, supplier support, and scalable production and test methods.
What they ask for
- Technical degree in a field such as engineering, math, or hard science.
- 8+ years in manufacturing or a similar prototyping position.
- Personal hands-on experience physically manufacturing hardware.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience transforming production organizations and leading large-scale change initiatives.
- Harness and PCBA fabrication or SMT process experience; hands-on experience with R/C or autonomous flight vehicles, flight controllers, or related control systems.
Pay
$146,000 — $194,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
SMT, Harness, PCBA
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