Senior Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer

Irvine · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 146,000-194,000 · 8+ years experience · Posted Oct 9, 2026

At a glance

Anduril's Manufacturing team is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join the EW Manufacturing Team, which is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware for Electromagnetic Warfare.
The role involves driving process improvements, ensuring highest production quality, and supporting the development and implementation of new products.
The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will optimize manufacturing processes, reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and scale to full-scale production.

Own a portion or all of the manufacturing value chain that includes Assembly, Integration & Test (AI&T) for electro-mechanical assemblies
Contribute to operational excellence with a strong continuous improvement mindset and leading impactful Kaizen events
Be a strong partner with Product Quality Engineering to drive and support RCCA burndowns that tackle key issues both internally and externally to EW Production
Collaborate with Design Engineering teams in early to late phases of the development process to provide DFx for smooth NPI transitions
Develop process flows, breaking down large, complex assemblies into a logical part flow of subassemblies and sub-processes
Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing their hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc.
Work with contract manufacturers across various disciplines (PCBA fab, metallic manufacturing, assembly, etc.) to develop repeatable, sustained processes for quick-turn development as well as at-scale production
Work with technicians and other engineers hands-on, building prototype hardware
Contribute to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection, etc.

8+ years of experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing or design of electromechanical hardware
Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment
Demonstrated ability to contribute to the delivery of electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment
Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.)
Prior experience working with JIRA, Siemens NX, Teamcenter (PLM), or Oracle (ERP) or equivalents
Experience with RF Products that require system AI&T (assembly, integration, and test)
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Degree in a technical field preferred such as engineering, math, or a hard science
Work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus

Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
Top-tier benefits for full-time employees supporting health, recovery, and whatever comes next