Anduril
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Drones
$147K–$196K
Santa Ana, California, United States +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 8, 2026
- Location
- Santa Ana, California, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United States - Experience
- 8+ years in manufacturing or similar position.
- Education
- Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science.
About the job
Leads manufacturing engineering for Anduril drone systems, moving products from design and prototype through scalable production while sustaining and improving production operations.
What you'll do
- Support product transitions from concept through full production and provide daily troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, software, and firmware issues.
- Develop manufacturing documentation and collaborate on design for manufacturability, capacity planning, and production problem-solving.
- Analyze production metrics and implement continuous improvements; travel to suppliers and partner sites as needed.
What they ask for
- Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science.
- 8+ years in manufacturing or similar position.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
- Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware, such as machining, fabrication, soldering, or assembly.
Nice to have
- Experience building production operations from scratch; harness and PCBA fabrication or mechanical system design and analysis.
- Complex electromechanical bill-of-materials ownership, knowledge of sheet metal, machining, or 3D printing, or experience in NX/Teamcenter.
Pay
$147,000 — $196,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
NX/Teamcenter
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