Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Sentry

Anduril
Irvine, California
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 129,000 - 171,000Function: Industrial, Process & Manufacturing EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Team leadership","Mission assurance","Quality mindset","Attention to detail","Continuous improvement"]

Lead manufacturing process development for Sentry products by guiding a manufacturing engineering team across prototyping to full-scale production. Drive design-for-manufacturability best practices, process creation and optimization, quality planning, documentation (MBOM/work instructions), and make-versus-buy decisions. Improve cost, quality, and capacity through metrics-driven continuous improvement, develop production and test methodologies, and coordinate with design, supply chain, and manufacturing planning teams while supporting suppliers through periodic travel.

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Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Sentry

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Job Summary

Lead manufacturing process development for Sentry products by guiding a manufacturing engineering team across prototyping to full-scale production. Drive design-for-manufacturability best practices, process creation and optimization, quality planning, documentation (MBOM/work instructions), and make-versus-buy decisions. Improve cost, quality, and capacity through metrics-driven continuous improvement, develop production and test methodologies, and coordinate with design, supply chain, and manufacturing planning teams while supporting suppliers through periodic travel.
Location: Irvine, California
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Industrial, Process & Manufacturing Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead a manufacturing engineering team delivering on-time development and production units for a product group.
  • •Execute manufacturing for assigned products from initial prototyping through large full-scale production.
  • •Partner with design engineers to apply design-for-manufacturing best practices and transition from design to prototype to rate production.
  • •Own manufacturing documentation at scale (e.g., MBOMs, work instructions, requirements).
  • •Coordinate with supply chain and internal customers on make-versus-buy decisions and capacity planning; analyze metrics to drive continuous improvement.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 129,000 - 171,000
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science.
  • •5+ years in manufacturing or similar prototyping roles.
  • •Demonstrated direct team leadership experience with examples.
  • •Ability to creatively deliver hardware in a resource-constrained environment.
  • •Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.
Experience:5+ years
Skills:Team leadershipMission assuranceQuality mindsetAttention to detailContinuous improvement
Languages:English
Tech Stack:End-of-line testingFirmware flashingSoftware scripting

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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