2026 Early Career Manufacturing Engineer

About this role

Anduril Industries seeks an early-career Manufacturing Engineer to support production of advanced unmanned aerial systems. You'll bridge design and high-volume manufacturing, solving real-time production challenges while driving design-for-manufacturability practices across multiple product lines.

What you'll do

• Provide daily sustaining support for manufacturing operations, troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, and software issues
• Collaborate with design engineers to implement manufacturing best practices during product development and scale-up
• Create manufacturing documentation including work instructions, quality plans, and inspection requirements
• Develop tooling solutions for structural part fabrication and assembly
• Contribute to customer hardware design including interconnects and board fabrication
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on cost reduction and capacity increases

What they're looking for

• Electromechanical hardware design and manufacturing
• Problem-solving and troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, and software systems
• Manufacturing documentation and process development
• Hands-on hardware fabrication (machining, soldering, assembly, etc.)
• Team leadership and collaboration
• Design-for-manufacturability principles
• PCBA and harness fabrication experience
• Bill of materials management

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $86,000-$114,000
• Equity grants as part of total compensation package
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees
• Work on cutting-edge autonomous drone technology
• Highly dynamic, innovative team environment
• Opportunity to build production operations from early stages