Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Drones
Anduril Industries · Santa Ana, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 87 days Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 87 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
- 3233 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
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About this role
As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer on Anduril's Drones team, you will play a crucial role in transitioning products from concept to full production for advanced Unmanned Aerial Systems. Your responsibilities will include providing daily support for production lines, collaborating with design engineers to ensure manufacturability, and analyzing metrics for continuous improvement. You will also document manufacturing processes and travel to supplier sites as needed to resolve production issues.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Anduril Industries as an employer.
What you need
- Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science
- 8+ years in manufacturing or similar position
- An attitude of world-class mission assurance, quality, attention to detail, and dedication
- A genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning
- Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver hardware in a resource-constrained environment
- Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.)
Nice to have
- Experience building successful production operations from scratch, often working with very little definition
- Harness & PCBA fabrication experience or proven competency in mechanical system design and analysis
- Ownership of a complex bill of materials for an electromechanical product
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes including sheet metal, machining, and 3D printing
- Experience in NX/Teamcenter
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 work-life balance or remote work options
- Salary range provided, but actual offer may vary based on multiple factors
- Potential travel required to suppliers and partner sites may impact personal schedule
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Listed by Anduril Industries on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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