Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Space Systems

Anduril

Costa Mesa, United States
$146,000 - $194,000 usd py
On-site
Space-grade standards compliance
Design for manufacturability (dfm/dfa)
Root cause analysis (rca)
Lead the development, documentation, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes for complex spacecraft hardware, ensuring compliance with space-grade standards

Job Summary

  • Lead the development, documentation, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes for complex spacecraft hardware, ensuring compliance with space-grade standards.
  • Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM/DFA) initiatives from concept through production, partnering with design engineers to optimize producibility, yield, and cost.
  • Own quality assurance for assigned manufacturing processes, lead root cause analyses (RCA) and corrective actions for non-conformances, and proactively mitigate risks.

Matching Summary

Lead the development, documentation, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes for complex spacecraft hardware, ensuring compliance with space-grade standards.

Salary

$146,000 - $194,000 USD

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Space-grade standards compliance
  • Design for Manufacturability (DFM/DFA)
  • Root cause analysis (RCA)
  • Advanced assembly tools and fixtures
  • Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
  • Supplier technical management
  • Flight hardware program reviews

Nice-to-have

  • Hands-on manufacturing floor experience
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Continuous improvement programs
  • Startup or rapid development environment

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years of manufacturing engineering experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • Aerospace and high-reliability electronics standards knowledge
  • PCBA and box-level assembly expertise
  • MES and ERP/MRP systems experience
  • Root cause analysis and CAPA experience
  • Ability to influence design for manufacturability
  • Eligible to obtain Top Secret security clearance

Work Rights

Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

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