Snr Manufacturing Engineer [Mech/CI]New

Anduril Industries
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The opportunity

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

What you'll do

  • Own the manufacturing CI program: lead value stream mapping (current-state and future-state), facilitate Kaizen and rapid improvement events, and drive yield improvement and scrap reduction initiatives from data through to verified countermeasure.

  • Deploy structured problem-solving methodology (8D, A3, 5-Why) as a tool for: production investigations. Partner with MEs/QEs and production techs on root-cause analysis for complex or cross-functional defects.

  • Proactively identify production bottlenecks caused by line layout, work: distribution, staffing shortages, and other production constraints by understanding Cycle Time and Quality Metrics.

  • Identify and lead cost-reduction / cost-avoidance initiatives originating: from the manufacturing process — tooling, cycle time, material utilisation, scrap-to-rework conversion.

  • Own PFMEA development and cross-functional facilitation: bring production failure-mode insight from CI data into the PFMEA, and ensure Control Plans are linked and current.

  • Author and maintain equipment and process SOPs: the operational documents referenced by product work instructions that define how to set up, operate, and verify production equipment (crane operations, robotic positioners, AGVs, vacuum and purge procedures, and similar).

What they're looking for

  • Be the interface between mechanical design and the production floor for: tooling, fixtures, and production equipment — define requirements based on process needs, work with the mechanical design engineer to develop solutions, and own implementation and verification on the floor.
  • Support capital equipment justification and business cases linked to rate ramp and automation needs.
  • Work closely with QA and SC teams on supplier industrialisation: assess supplier manufacturing capability, facilitate Supplier Production Readiness Reviews, and conduct on-site process audits for critical and sole-source suppliers.
  • Work with design engineers to embed Design for Manufacturing (DFM) features and principles in product design.