Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Avionics

Anduril's Manufacturing team is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. The Propulsion Manufacturing Team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware for the Core Technologies Platform. This responsibility includes everything in the manufacturing value-chain, including, but not limited to, Design for Manufacturability work, tool design & selection, process creation & optimization, vendor sourcing & interaction, quality planning, and work documentation associated with the hardware that the Manufacturing Engineer owns.

The right person for this role can demonstrate past holistic ownership on solving a technical challenge with a creative, physical, solution that they either personally manufacturing or oversaw manufacturing on, in a fast-paced, resource-limited environment. If you are someone who thrives in such an environment, then this role is for you.

- Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of Electrical Manufacturing Engineers and Specialists with deep product knowledge in avionics PCBA and harnessing fabrication, propulsion testing, turbomachinery, and system integration.

- Leverage expertise in New Product Introduction (NPI) to seamlessly transition PCBA, harnessing, and integration from prototype to high-volume production, optimizing manufacturability and supply chain scalability.

- 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 early in the development process to feedback Design For Manufacturability.

- Define workflows with cross functional teams for effective collaboration.

- Collaborate with Design Engineering teams in early to late phases of the development process to provide DFx for smooth NPI transitions.

- Own a portion or all of the manufacturing value chain for a certain product or set of products.

- Develop process flows, breaking down large, complex assemblies into a logical part flow of subassemblies and sub-processes.

- Contribute to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection, etc.

- Degree in a technical field preferred such as engineering, math, or a hard science.

- 8+ years of experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing or design of avionics or electrical systems.

- Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver avionics hardware in a resource-constrained environment.

- Demonstrated in-kind or direct team leadership skills, with backing examples.

- 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 bring up assembly operations for electrical assemblies.

- Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.) Work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus.

- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

- Experience with Avionics or Propulsion Products that require system AI&T (assembly, integration, and test).

- Hands-on experience with software & firmware flashing or end-of-line testing & troubleshooting.

- Demonstrated success in scaling product testing and production from tens/hundreds to hundreds/thousands.

- Skills in cost analysis, cost reduction strategies, and managing production budgets.