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About The Position

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in prototype fabrication, job shop, machine shop, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, defense, automotive, motorsports, or similar hands-on hardware environments.
• 3+ years of experience managing, leading, or supervising fabricators, machinists, technicians, or similar shop-floor teams.
• 3+ years of experience creating or managing shop schedules, work queues, production priorities, or project/resource plans.
• Experience reviewing technical drawings, blueprints, CAD outputs, work instructions, weld symbols, tolerances, specifications, and material callouts.
• Experience with metal fabrication, structural fabrication, welding processes, sheet metal fabrication, and/or manual machining.
• Working knowledge of welding processes such as GMAW, FCAW, and/or GTAW.
• Working knowledge of manual mill and/or lathe operations.
• Experience managing raw materials, consumables, shop supplies, tooling, or equipment resources.
• Experience identifying fabrication, machining, material, tolerance, or manufacturability issues before or during a build.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Nice To Haves

• CAD design software experience.
• Jira and/or Confluence experience.
• Project management experience in a prototype, job shop, fabrication, machining, manufacturing development, or hardware engineering environment.
• Experience supporting design reviews, build reviews, or manufacturability reviews.
• Experience selecting, justifying, or implementing shop equipment, tooling, or workflow improvements.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, robotics, automotive, motorsports, advanced manufacturing, or other hardware-intensive environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of fabricators and machinists, including onboarding, training coordination, work assignment, performance management, and day-to-day team support.
• Define and apply criteria for Jira ticket prioritization, including due dates, shop capacity, personnel availability, material readiness, and product/program impact.
• Review drawings, models, files, and work instructions before delegating tasks, including material callouts, weld symbols, tolerances, specifications, and potential build risks.
• Delegate Jira tasks, monitor progress, and maintain schedules against project deadlines.
• Balance workload across the team, especially for high-priority or schedule-critical projects.
• Create and maintain the overall shop schedule.
• Engage in design reviews and coordinate with engineers and project leads to understand scope, technical requirements, and delivery priorities.
• Monitor quality, accuracy, and execution approach across assigned parts and projects.
• Manage raw material and consumable inventory, including welding gases, abrasives, fabrication supplies, and related shop resources.
• Enforce safety policies and procedures within the fabrication shop.
• Partner with EHS to evaluate unclear safety situations, identify hazards, and support corrective actions.
• Participate in interviews for new hires and help establish an effective onboarding/orientation process.
• Oversee manual machining operations for mill and lathe work in the fabrication area.
• Support decisions around shop improvements, tooling, equipment needs, and new equipment purchases.
• Maintain shop organization, cleanliness, safety, and readiness.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.