Staff DFx Engineer, Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Anduril
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 166,000 - 220,000 annuallyFunction: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled TradesExperience: 12+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Cross-functional collaboration","Technical communication","Stakeholder influence","Risk assessment","Design trade-off evaluation"]

Serve as technical authority for DFx (design for manufacturability, assembly, and cost) across mechanical, structural, thermal, and fluid systems for Air Dominance & Strike programs. Lead DFM/DFA/DFC reviews and DFMEAs to drive buildable, cost-reducing design changes, evaluate and qualify contract manufacturers, and develop should-cost models and DFx toolkits. Partner daily with manufacturing, design, supply chain, quality, and operations.

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Staff DFx Engineer, Mechanical & Fluid Systems

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Job Summary

Serve as technical authority for DFx (design for manufacturability, assembly, and cost) across mechanical, structural, thermal, and fluid systems for Air Dominance & Strike programs. Lead DFM/DFA/DFC reviews and DFMEAs to drive buildable, cost-reducing design changes, evaluate and qualify contract manufacturers, and develop should-cost models and DFx toolkits. Partner daily with manufacturing, design, supply chain, quality, and operations.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own and drive DFx analysis across mechanical, structural, thermal, and fluid systems subsystems, focusing on manufacturability, assembly, and cost.
  • •Lead structured DFM/DFA/DFC reviews at design milestones to identify producibility and cost risks and drive design changes.
  • •Facilitate DFMEAs with cross-functional teams and use outputs to update inspection strategies and control plans.
  • •Evaluate designs with SME manufacturing and design engineers to translate constraints into actionable feedback and negotiate design trades.
  • •Support contract manufacturer selection/qualification, including supplier assessments (facility reviews, process audits, capability evaluations) and should-cost/cost-driver model development.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 166,000 - 220,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
  • •12+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, producibility engineering, or DFx with deep specialty expertise in mechanical systems, thermal management, or fluid systems.
  • •Strong technical depth in mechanical manufacturing processes (e.g., CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, welding, brazing, composite layup/cure, bonding, casting, forging, and mechanical assembly).
  • •Demonstrated experience leading DFM/DFA reviews and translating findings into measurable design improvements that reduce cost and improve producibility.
  • •Experience evaluating and qualifying contract manufacturers via facility assessments, process capability reviews, and production readiness evaluations.
Experience:12+ yearsAerospaceDefenseManufacturingDFx
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Cross-functional collaborationTechnical communicationStakeholder influenceRisk assessmentDesign trade-off evaluation
Tech Stack:DFxDFMDFADFCDFMEAFMEACNC machiningSheet metal fabricationWelding (TIG, MIG, electron beam, friction stir)BrazingComposite layup and cureBondingCastingForgingMechanical assemblyAS9100NASAS specificationsSAE ASGD&T

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Security Clearance:SecretFull-Scope Polygraph

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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