Anduril
Tooling Engineer, Sentry
$132K–$175K
Irvine, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Jun 26, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience in tooling or manufacturing engineering.
- Education
- Degree in a technical field such as Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.
About the job
Designs, validates, and deploys tooling that enables safe, precise, repeatable production of Sentry defense hardware.
What you'll do
- Lead tooling development from concept through production, including design execution, validation, supplier coordination, and issue resolution.
- Create tooling CAD models, drawings, specifications, BOMs, and work instructions, and support prototype builds through production ramp.
- Improve tooling performance and manufacturing through root-cause analysis, cost and cycle-time reductions, ergonomics, and new methods or technologies.
What they ask for
- Technical degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years of experience in tooling or manufacturing engineering.
- Experience designing and validating fixtures, jigs, and gauges; selecting tooling materials; machining processes; and tolerance analysis.
- Working knowledge of GD&T (ASME Y14.5), metrology, CAD software, Gauge R&R, First Article Inspection, tooling configuration management, and change control; must be a U.S. Person.
Nice to have
- Experience with military or defense tooling, challenging assembly requirements, actuated fixtures, or tooling production methods.
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing, automation, manufacturing systems, or tools such as JIRA, Siemens NX, Teamcenter (PLM), or Oracle (ERP).
Pay
$132,000 — $175,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
GD&T (ASME Y14.5), SolidWorks, NX, Gauge R&R, First Article Inspection, JIRA, Siemens NX, Teamcenter (PLM)
AI focus
Support adoption of simulation, validation, and AI-enabled design tools to enhance tooling design capabilities and efficiency.
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