Manufacturing Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Ashville, OH
Salary
$111,000–$147,000 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $150k
This role $129k
$103k most similar roles pay here $189k

This role pays less than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $130,458–$170,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $129k versus about $150k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 1697 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1504 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer, Fury joins the Fury team to industrialize aircraft-class hardware for autonomous air vehicles. This role involves owning a portion of the manufacturing value chain from prototype through rate, specifically focusing on aircraft structures, composites, and complex electromechanical integration. The engineer will develop tooling for fabrication and assembly, create process flows for subassemblies, and author build documentation including work instructions and quality plans. Collaborating with contract manufacturers, the role requires hands-on building of hardware, root-cause troubleshooting, and navigating evolving design inputs. Key requirements include proficiency in CAD, familiarity with ERP and MES tools, and expertise in GD&T and DFM. The ideal candidate possesses experience in machining, fabrication, or composite layup to solve manufacturing challenges for collaborative combat aircraft designed to fly alongside crewed fighters.

What does a Manufacturing Engineer earn?

Median $150000 from 76 postings across 7 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Own the manufacturing value chain for specific products from prototype through production rate.
  • Develop custom tooling for the fabrication and assembly of structural parts.
  • Create process flows that break complex assemblies into logical subassemblies and processes.
  • Author build documentation including work instructions, quality plans, and inspection requirements.
  • Collaborate with contract manufacturers to develop repeatable processes for PCBA and metallic manufacturing.
  • Build prototype hardware hands-on while troubleshooting and resolving issues on the production floor.
  • Navigate evolving design inputs by applying first principles to create structure in ambiguous situations.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years in manufacturing engineering or equivalent hands-on build experience.
  • BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Manufacturing Engineering (preferred) or equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience.
  • Proficiency in ME fundamentals including drawings, GD&T, DFM, work instructions, and tooling.
  • Experience physically building hardware through machining, fabrication, composite layup, or assembly.
  • CAD proficiency and exposure to production-planning tools such as ERP and MES.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • Experience in aircraft structures, composites, or advanced manufacturing (preferred).
  • High-rate manufacturing background in aerospace, automotive, EV, industrial, or medical device industries (preferred).

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