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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.
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As a Manufacturing Engineer on the second shift team, you will own the manufacturing value chain for specific products, managing both technical and commercial operations to ensure production at scale. Your responsibilities include evaluating supply chain optimizations, developing business cases for vertical integration or diversification, making informed make vs buy decisions, and working with contract manufacturers to establish repeatable processes for development and large-scale production. You will be on-site at manufacturing partners, solving issues, improving capacity, and creating documentation necessary for scaling hardware production. Ideal candidates have a degree in a technical field like mechanical engineering and 5+ years of operations experience in process or manufacturing engineering. Experience with precision mechanisms assembly, ISO quality systems, and optical system integration is preferred. This role involves hands-on work with technicians to build prototypes and support hardware development.