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Tooling Design Engineer, Air Vehicles

Anduril


Job Location:

Costa Mesa, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 129000 - 171000
Posted: 4 October 2026 (22 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 1 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

ABOUT THE TEAM

As a Tooling Engineer you will design validate and implement high-quality tooling and fixtures to enable efficient and safe manufacturing of complex aircraft structures. Collaborating with engineering manufacturing supply chain and quality teams youll support new product introduction and production scaling while staying closely connected to the production floor.

WHAT YOULL DO
  • Lead and assist the air vehicle development team with new product designs to ensure manufacturability and validate processes/technology.
  • Provide real-time manufacturing floor support resolving tooling-related issues and collaborating with technicians and engineers to improve production processes.
  • Conduct detailed tolerance stack-up and GD&T analysis of assemblies and their fixturing to ensure fit function and repeatability across production stages.
  • Own and execute tool designs using CAD software.
  • Understand and communicate tool access and machine access requirements.
  • Select the best methods for producing parts tools or assemblies.
  • Conduct root cause failure investigations and implement corrective actions.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • 5 years of experience in production assembly/fabrication including composites metallics and manufacturing operations for air vehicles (manned or unmanned).
  • Demonstrated ability to distinguish critical design differences between prototype and production tooling.
  • Experience with detailed tooling requirements for composite manufacturing processes including lamination curing trimming and assembly.
  • Proficiency in designing mechanical parts using CAD. Understanding of manufacturing methods such as machining sheet metal composites 3D printing injection molding and casting.
  • BS in Mechanical Aerospace or a related Engineering discipline or equivalent applicable experience.
  • Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Experience using NX/Teamcenter.
  • 510 years of experience in tool design.
  • Familiarity with Full Scale Determinate Assembly (FSDA) is preferred.
  • Aviation or automotive passion demonstrated through certifications licenses or hobbies.
  • Aircraft development experience.
  • Active U.S. Secret security clearance.

US Salary Range

$129000 - $171000 USD

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:

Benefits

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