Senior Project Engineer, Manufacturing Development

Anduril
California
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Construction, Civil & Site EngineeringExperience: 3-8 yearsSkills: []

Senior Manufacturing Development Project Engineer responsible for growing and implementing the Manufacturing Development Process (MDP) across multiple product lines. You’ll manage project progress and risks, develop and deploy business processes, and champion best practices with global manufacturing teams, blending business acumen with technical know-how to drive production readiness and scale.

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Anduril
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9 months ago

Senior Project Engineer, Manufacturing Development

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Job Summary

Senior Manufacturing Development Project Engineer responsible for growing and implementing the Manufacturing Development Process (MDP) across multiple product lines. You’ll manage project progress and risks, develop and deploy business processes, and champion best practices with global manufacturing teams, blending business acumen with technical know-how to drive production readiness and scale.
Location: California
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Construction, Civil & Site Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Introduce the MDP framework to a diverse set of stakeholders and programs. Socialize the business process and accompanying resources with cross-functional teams, including Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Program Management, Configuration Management, Quality, and more.
  • •Lead Manufacturing Engineering teams through MDP rollout and implementation for their specific product line. Align manufacturing milestones with integrated program schedules, establish accountability for MDP execution, track progress, facilitate action item closure, personalize resources, and prioritize team activities and deliverables.
  • •Communicate the importance of MDP and how it contributes to production success to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Identify and execute tailored communication strategies to match stakeholder interests.
  • •Articulate manufacturing readiness to cross-functional audiences. Create and maintain data visualization dashboards that synthesize engineering and production information to highlight manufacturing risks and escalate them to leadership.
  • •Facilitate phase gate evaluations alongside Manufacturing Engineering teams. Shape presentation content and guide messaging to cross-functional stakeholders. Provide feedback on best practices and lessons learned to help define what good looks like.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceRetirementPaid LeaveLife InsuranceDisability

Key Requirements

  • •3+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, manufacturing operations, design engineering, consulting, change management, project management, program management, or engineering transformation.
  • •8+ years of experience overall in relevant domains.
  • •Understanding of the product lifecycle (design/development/production), as well as the purpose of each phase and its associated importance for manufacturing readiness.
  • •Strong business acumen together with knowledge of hardware engineering and manufacturing domains.
  • •Ability to collaborate and influence across all levels and disciplines (individual contributor to senior leadership, Program Management to Supply Chain to Design Engineering, etc.).
Experience:3-8 yearsManufacturingEngineeringProduction
Languages:English
Tech Stack:MDPData visualizationDashboards

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

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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