Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Anduril Industries, Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Quonset, Rhode Island, United States

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Lead and directly manage a small team of manufacturing engineers overseeing a product line or distinct value-stream within manufacturing at Anduril Industries.
• Own the manufacturing readiness of new products through New Product Introduction (NPI) and into sustained production, ensuring processes, work instructions, test coverage, and tooling are mature enough to scale.
• Balance team capacity between NPI and sustaining production while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams across the U.S. and Australia.
• Run weekly one-on-one and team meetings, set prioritization focus, coordinate team scheduling, and provide concise status reporting to leadership.
• Mentor and support junior manufacturing engineers, serving as a role model for manufacturing excellence and technical rigor.
• Deliver escalations to management with well-informed risk mitigation plans, clear blockers, and specific help needed to maintain production timelines.
• Develop and execute strategic plans for manufacturing capacity, optimization, and long-term scalability of production systems.
• Set standards for the creation, review, and approval of technical drawings, blueprints, and process maps to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Oversee the execution of manufacturing projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to required quality standards.
• Coordinate with Design, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to enable smooth production ramp-up for new products and resolve cross-functional bottlenecks.
• Maintain hands-on technical credibility by regularly working on the manufacturing floor, building, debugging, or repairing hardware in a production environment.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and enhance quality across existing and emerging manufacturing processes.
• Ensure adherence to manufacturing engineering best practices and demonstrate strong product ownership throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support the scaling of manufacturing operations from prototype to high-volume, high-mix production for ultra-long-range, full-ocean-depth Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs).

🎯 Requirements

• Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science
• 7+ years of experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing or design of electromechanical hardware
• 3+ years of demonstrated direct team leadership with backing examples
• Demonstrated track record of leading teams through aggressive timelines and resource trade-offs to deliver hardware without compromising quality
• Hands-on technical credibility with personal experience building, debugging, or repairing hardware in a production environment
• Must be a U.S. Person due to access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary range of $126,000–$176,000 USD
• Highly competitive equity grants included in full-time offers
• Comprehensive, top-tier benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
• Focus on health, recovery, and long-term employee support

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About Anduril Industries, Inc.

Anduril Industries is an American defense technology company that develops autonomous systems, sensor networks, and command-and-control software for military and homeland-security applications. Founded in 2017, it designs unmanned aerial vehicles, counter-drone systems, undersea vehicles, and AI-powered surveillance towers, integrating them into a unified operating system called Lattice. The company focuses on rapid hardware-software iteration, open-architecture platforms, and direct contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense and allied governments to address emerging threats across land, sea, air, and cyber domains.

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