Senior Manufacturing Engineer, High-Speed Missiles
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 102 days Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 103 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Anduril Industries's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anduril Industries
- high 2263 stale, 67 reposted of 2,263 open
- Hiring momentum
- 649 roles opened in the last 90 days ↓ down vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-11-14
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Anduril Industries's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Anduril Industries.
About this role
As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer on the High-Speed Missiles team at Anduril Industries, you will be responsible for overseeing the production lifecycle of advanced hypersonic missile systems. Your role involves designing and optimizing assembly lines, collaborating with design engineers for manufacturability, and leading the transition from prototype to high-rate production. You will tackle complex engineering challenges and drive innovative manufacturing processes to ensure the successful delivery of cutting-edge defense technologies.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or a related STEM discipline or equivalent work experience
- 8+ years of experience working in manufacturing or a related field
- Direct, hands-on experience in owning a clean-sheet design/New Product Introduction (NPI) product from cradle to grave
- Experience collaborating with design engineering in the earliest phases of development to provide Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) feedback
- Proven ability to build a manufacturing footprint from scratch, including designing and setting up physical work centers and authoring work instructions
- Willingness to travel occasionally (<10%) to support global manufacturing operations
Nice to have
- Direct experience working on hypersonic vehicles, scramjets, rocket propulsion, thermal protection systems (TPS), or high-temperature structures/materials
- Experience working on complex aerospace systems, tactical missiles, launch vehicles, satellites, or high-performance automotive platforms
- Experience transitioning a highly complex hardware product from low-volume prototyping/LRIP into automated, high-rate manufacturing
What you get
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work options
- Salary range provided is broad and may vary based on various factors
- Role involves high levels of autonomy and self-sufficiency, which may not suit all candidates
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Listed by Anduril Industries on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-11-14. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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