Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Omen

Anduril is seeking a Staff Manufacturing Engineer to join the Omen team at our Costa Mesa HQ. Omen is Andurils hover-to-cruise autonomous air vehicle (AAV) that packs the endurance payload and mission flexibility of much larger airplanes into a novel runway-independent Group 3 platform. Omen can operate from ship decks beaches or remote island clearings providing true runway independence and freedom of maneuver across defense and civilian domains. Omen is the first tail-sitter aircraft with a mass-production contract with an order of 50 systems representing a decisive investment that anchors production and accelerates the development of future systems.

You will work on new aircraft development in a lean high-ownership culture where you directly shape the product and operate at a velocity to fly new designs within months not years.

• Develop process flows breaking down large complex assemblies into a logical part flow of subassemblies and sub-processes
• Provide guidance on EBOM structure to align engineering definition with manufacturing needs.
• Write manufacturing documentation such as work instructions MBOMs quality plans inspection requirements non-conformances while also completing said work instructions quality plans and inspections alongside a team of technicians and inspectors
• Work as a conduit between the engineering technical data packages and the technicians to ensure products are manufactured as designed/analyzed
• Drive design for manufacturing (DFM) early in the development cycle performing piece-part tolerance stack-ups GD&T checks and producibility assessments to ensure the vehicle design accommodates a robust scalable build process.
• Develop the build process flow and partner with design engineers to ensure the design of the vehicle is structured to support that flow from the outset.
• Own the creation and management of the MBOM ensuring it accurately reflects the as-built configuration and evolves with the design.
• Define the work execution strategy including work instructions and part consumption against work orders to enable an efficient and traceable build.
• Coordinate integration activities across the build including process flow schedule and deconfliction of competing priorities on the floor.
• Be hands-on during the build working alongside technicians and engineers to execute the manufacturing plan and resolve issues in real time.
• Capture lessons learned to drive improvements into the next units (Alpha 2 and beyond) closing the loop between build experience and design refinement.
• Embed yourself in the design process serving as a day-to-day extension of design knowledge on the build floor and acting as the bridge between design intent and manufacturing reality.

• Degree in a technical field preferred such as engineering math or a hard science
• 8 years of experience in a relevant field preferably manufacturing or design of electromechanical hardware
• Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment
• Deep expertise in DFM tolerance analysis and GD&T with the ability to influence design decisions directly
• Hands-on experience creating and managing MBOMs work instructions and build process flows
• An attitude of world-class mission assurance quality attention to detail and dedication
• A genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning
• Candidates must demonstrate flexibility and dedication being prepared to work extended hours and weekends when dictated by critical business priorities
• Regular travel between our various locations is an essential component of this role
• U.S. Citizen Required

U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data

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 Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

At Anduril we invest in our people. Our comprehensive competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health recovery and whatever comes next.For more information Explore Our Benefits.

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