Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
Job Overview:
Anduril’s is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer with a Mechanical / Process Engineering background to join our Team in Sydney, Australia. As Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will have responsibility for optimizing Anduril’s manufacturing processes to ensure the highest quality, reliability and efficiency of production, while supporting the development and implementation of new products (NPI). Executing on this responsibility will entail active collaboration with Anduril teams across Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Business Operations. The right person for this role can demonstrate past ownership on solving production challenges with creative solutions in a fast-paced, resource-limited environment.
What You'll Do:
- Design, document and implement efficient manufacturing processes to meet both new product development (NPI) and full-rate production goals.
- Take ownership of a certain product or set of products, from initial prototyping through large full-scale production, by coordinating multiple internal and external parties to achieve on-time delivery under stringent quality standards.
- Proactively identify production bottlenecks caused by line layout, work distribution, staffing shortages, and other production constraints by understanding Cycle Time and Quality Metrics.
- Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, and manage these requirements within Anduril’s MES.
- Provide technical guidance to the production technicians and work with other engineers side-by-side, building prototype hardware for test and evaluation.
- Travel to suppliers to do initial part qualification work, solve ongoing production issues, develop and implement quality procedures to sustain high quality production part delivery (DIFOT).
- Develop novel tooling solutions for fabrication and assembly of structural parts.
- Work with design engineers to embed Design for Manufacturing (DFM) features and principles in product design.
- Foster a collaborative environment that encourages knowledge sharing and team engagement.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 10+ years of experience in a manufacturing engineering field, preferably process engineering for complex mechanical systems.
- Understanding a variety of manufacturing processes for mechanical parts (CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication / welding, injection moulding, composite panel fabrication etc.) and mechanical system assembly.
- Demonstrated willingness to take on responsibility across manufacturing engineering and supplier discussions, with a high level of self-awareness and bias toward continuous improvement.
- Ability to interpret CAD data and understand supplier technical documentation including component GD&T drawings.
- Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.), with previous work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus.
- A genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning.
- Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing Principles
- Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment.
- Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Clearance (NV2).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Production line design and set up including Value Stream Mapping, material flow, workstation and tooling design.
- Experience with CAD software (Solidworks, Siemens/Teamcenter)
- Hands on experience in the design and manufacture of welded aluminium structures.
- Experience building engineering release workflows including BOM management with tools such as PLM, ERP and MES in a manufacturing environment.
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
- Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.
- For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
- For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
- Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
- 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
- Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
- A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
- Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
- Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
- Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
- 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)
The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!
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Anduril is a defense products company. Unlike most defense companies, we don’t wait for our customers to tell us what they need. We identify problems, privately fund our R&D and sell finished products off the shelf. Ideas are turned into deployed capabilities in months, not years.
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