Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Missiles

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $146,000–$194,000 / yr
Posted: today

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Above market

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Similar $164k

This role $170k

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This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $134,000–$193,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $170k versus about $164k for comparable roles.

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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

Anduril Industries currently has 1882 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1696 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Missiles

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The Lead Manufacturing Engineer role at Anduril’s Missiles Manufacturing team involves leading a manufacturing engineering team to drive process improvements and ensure high-quality production of cutting-edge defense hardware. This includes overseeing mechanical fabrication, avionics, and design for manufacturability while facilitating make-versus-buy decisions and coordinating with supply chain teams. The position requires 8+ years of experience in manufacturing or prototyping, along with a U.S. Secret security clearance. Preferred candidates have experience building production operations organizations and leading complex projects. Key skills include expertise in quality management, cross-functional team leadership, and rapid project execution within the defense industry context.

Skills

Design for Manufacturability Mechanical Fabrication Avionics Quality Management Vendor Management CI/CD Kubernetes AWS Python PostgreSQL MES PLM ERP SCADA Git JIRA Confluence Tableau PowerBI

What you'll do

Lead a manufacturing engineering team to ensure on-time completion of development and production units.
Serve as the manufacturing lead for mechanical fabrication and avionics, providing subject matter expertise.
Advise on quality management programs and business applications related to manufacturing processes.
Facilitate make versus buy decisions and coordinate with supply chain teams to manage vendors effectively.
Optimize manufacturing processes to reduce costs and increase efficiency in production operations.

What we're looking for

8+ years of experience in manufacturing or similar prototyping position.
Secret security clearance required.
Experience leading and managing teams on fast-paced, complex projects.
Expertise in design for manufacturability and mechanical fabrication.
Ability to facilitate make versus buy decisions and manage vendors effectively.
Current active U.S. Secret security clearance preferred.
Proven track record of building or transforming successful production operations.

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