Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering — Autonomous AirpowerNew$243K

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U. S.

What you'll do

• Lead manufacturing engineering strategy and execution across the full: Autonomous Airpower portfolio, spanning multiple aircraft programs in various stages of maturity

• Serve as the primary ME point of contact for program managers and the growth: team on emerging capabilities — providing early-stage assessments of manufacturability, cost, schedule, and production feasibility

• Partner with chief engineers and design leadership during all phases of: engineering development, from concept trades and DFM input through design reviews, prototype builds, LRIP, and full-rate production

• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing team of manufacturing engineers: across disciplines — structures, mechanical systems, fluid systems, propulsion, avionics, and harnessing

• Drive cross-functional alignment between engineering, supply chain,: manufacturing operations, program management, quality, and leadership to ensure production readiness across programs

• Own the ME cost and schedule position for your portfolio: developing estimates, tracking execution, identifying risks, and presenting status to directors and executives

What they're looking for

• Represent manufacturing engineering in executive reviews, program gate: reviews, and customer-facing discussions, translating production realities into clear, actionable information for senior leadership
• Establish manufacturing engineering standards, processes, and best practices: that scale across programs and production sites
• Evaluate and advise on make-vs-buy decisions, capital investments, and: production strategies based on deep knowledge of aircraft manufacturing capabilities and constraints
• Drive production readiness across the portfolio: MBOMs, process maturity, tooling readiness, rate-readiness assessments — ensuring programs are set up to succeed at each production milestone