Anduril
Senior Project Engineer, AD&S
$146K–$194K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in manufacturing engineering; exposure to product development processes, stage gate reviews, or manufacturing readiness activities.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.
About the job
Supports manufacturing engineering stage-gate execution across Air Dominance & Strike programs, coordinating deliverables, tracking readiness and actions, and contributing to cross-functional projects and process improvements.
What you'll do
- Prepare, review, and coordinate MDP and PDP stage-gate materials, ensuring technical accuracy and on-time delivery.
- Track actions, risks, and manufacturing readiness gaps across programs and follow up to closure.
- Represent Manufacturing Engineering on cross-functional projects and contribute to stage-gate process improvements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, with exposure to product development processes, stage-gate reviews, or manufacturing readiness activities.
- Understanding of manufacturing processes and product maturity; experience supporting hardware from prototype through production, including personal production-floor experience.
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in engineering, business, or a related field.
- Aerospace or defense manufacturing experience, particularly with qualified or flight-critical hardware programs.
Pay
$146,000 — $194,000 USD (base salary only)
Tools
AS9100/AS9102, CAD software, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, manufacturing readiness level (MRL)
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