Drimva

Anduril

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Maritime Systems

$147K–$196K

Santa Ana, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 21, 2026

Experience
5+ years as a Manufacturing Engineer.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline (preferred).

About the job

Develop and scale manufacturing processes and production plans for autonomous maritime systems, bridging engineering design with full-rate production.

What you'll do

  • Develop, validate, and qualify manufacturing processes for maritime systems from fabrication through vehicle integration and testing.
  • Create and maintain manufacturing plans, work instructions, process routings, and MBOMs.
  • Lead DFM assessments, tooling qualification, process improvement, and on-floor engineering support.

What they ask for

  • 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience spanning process development and production planning.
  • Experience taking complex products from design into production in an NPI environment.
  • Knowledge of manufacturing processes, engineering drawings, technical specifications, and GD&T; hands-on MES and PDM experience.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline; or experience in maritime, naval, or aerospace defense.
  • ERP experience; SPC/process characterization; automated manufacturing or test equipment qualification; or cross-functional leadership.

Pay

$147,000 — $196,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

MES (Forge), PDM, ERP, GD&T, NAVSEA, MIL-SPEC, SPC

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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)