Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Anduril • Santa Ana, CA

23d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maritime Manufacturing Technology Team is responsible for rapidly developing and implementing manufacturing technologies and processes for cutting-edge defense hardware, including deployable static and moving surface, undersea and sea to air vehicles and scaling these products in our new manufacturing facilities. We are looking for a Manager of Manufacturing Engineering to lead and scale our manufacturing engineering and planning teams in Santa Ana, CA. In this role, you will define how we build complex maritime hardware, driving manufacturing strategy from component fabrication through vehicle integration and testing. You will champion robust, repeatable processes compliant with rigorous standards (such as NAVSEA), mentor engineering talent, and partner cross-functionally to transition products from R&D into high-rate production on time and within budget.

Requirements

• 8+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a direct leadership or managerial capacity.
• Demonstrated success leading NPI teams and scaling multiple complex hardware products into high-rate production.
• Deep technical foundation in mechanical assembly, electrical integration, composite fabrication, or precision machining.
• Hands-on experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Product Data Management (PDM) software.
• Proven track record using first-principles problem-solving to balance aggressive timelines, budgets, and resource allocation in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Direct experience in maritime, naval, or aerospace defense, with knowledge of NAVSEA or MIL-SPEC standards.
• Experience with ERP systems for production and material planning.
• Background in statistical process control (SPC), process characterization, and qualifying automated assembly and test equipment.
• Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and task a team of manufacturing engineers and planners to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Define and execute the manufacturing roadmap and qualification strategies to rapidly transition complex maritime systems from R&D to full-rate production.
• Direct the creation of manufacturing plans, optimize routings in the MES (Forge), and oversee the translation of 2D/3D drawings into clear shop-floor work instructions.
• Own the strategy and execution for the Manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOM) and as-built configuration tracking from the EBOM.
• Lead DFM, DFA, and DFT producibility assessments, driving upstream collaboration with design engineering to optimize for cost, quality, and scalability.
• Lead root-cause analysis, statistical process validations, and yield optimization to resolve production discrepancies.
• Act as the primary technical interface across Design, Quality, Supply Chain, Tooling, and Operations to manage schedules, resources, and budgets.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: Benefits At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree