Anduril
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, PCBA, Barracuda
$146K–$194K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted May 27, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in a relevant field, manufacturing or design in PCBA and SMT processes, advanced packaging.
- Education
- Degree in a technical field preferred, such as engineering, math, or a hard science.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.
About the job
Own PCBA and avionics manufacturing for the Barracuda program, scaling electromechanical products from prototype to high-volume production while ensuring manufacturability, supplier capability, and quality.
What you'll do
- Lead PCBA NPI, DFM, and production scale-up, including workmanship standards, process parameters, and design rules.
- Assess PCBA vendors and ensure subcontractor compliance with approved processes, materials, and quality targets.
- Mentor and lead PCBA DFM engineers and technical leads.
What they ask for
- 8+ years in a relevant field, including manufacturing or design in PCBA and SMT processes or advanced packaging.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver electromechanical hardware creatively in a resource-constrained environment and cooperate effectively with teams.
- Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware, such as through machining, fabrication, soldering, or assembly.
- Must be a U.S. Person; willing to travel occasionally (<25%).
Nice to have
- Experience with Altium software, IPC-610, or J-STD-001 standards.
- Hands-on experience with R/C or autonomous flight vehicles, flight controllers, or related control systems; scripting experience, materials science, electronics packaging, reliability engineering, or an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Pay
$146,000 — $194,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
PCBA, SMT, Altium, IPC-610, J-STD-001
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