Senior Manufacturing Engineer, PCBA, Barracuda

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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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 · Senior Manufacturing Engineer, PCBA, Barracuda

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The Senior Manufacturing Engineer role at Anduril’s Barracuda team focuses on PCBA and avionics, requiring ownership over PCBAs from prototype to high-volume production. This involves collaborating with design engineering teams for Design For Manufacturability (DFM), developing workmanship standards, and leading technical verification of vendor capabilities. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of experience in manufacturing or designing PCBA and SMT processes, along with hands-on hardware manufacturing experience. Key skills include proficiency in Altium software, IPC-610, J-STD-001 standards, and a strong background in material science and electronics packaging. This role demands expertise in scaling DFM frameworks across multiple products and sites while ensuring compliance with quality targets at subcontractors.

Skills

PCBA SMT Altium IPC-610 J-STD-001 Material Science Electronics Packaging Reliability Engineering CI/CD Kanban Scrum AWS Azure GCP Git JIRA Mentor Graphics ANSI ISO 9001

What you'll do

Develop and maintain PCBA workmanship standards and process parameters.
Lead technical verification of quick turn and volume PCBA vendor capabilities.
Optimize manufacturability and supply chain scalability for high-volume production.
Collaborate with Design Engineering teams to provide feedback on DFM.
Ensure ongoing compliance with manufacturing processes, materials, and quality targets.

What we're looking for

8+ years experience in PCBA and SMT processes, manufacturing or design.
Proven ability to physically manufacture hardware and lead cross-functional teams.
Expertise in developing and maintaining workmanship standards for PCBAs.
Experience reviewing technical drawings and troubleshooting board issues.
Willingness to travel occasionally (<25%) to support global operations.

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