Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Fury

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Anduril's Fury team builds cutting-edge defense hardware in Columbus, Ohio, including flight vehicles, static equipment, and moving ground equipment, as part of the effort to rebuild the arsenal. You will rapidly iterate and industrialize aircraft-class hardware from prototype through rate.

Fury is Anduril's autonomous air vehicle (a Collaborative Combat Aircraft) designed to fly alongside crewed fighters. Manufacturing Fury means aircraft structures, composites, and complex electromechanical integration at scale.  

ABOUT THE JOB

You will be the technical authority who architects factory-scale manufacturing for Fury, spanning aircraft-class structures, composites, and complex integration at scale, setting the standard the whole line follows and driving the hardest structural and integration problems to ground.  

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Architect the industrialization of Fury hardware at scale,  including factory layout, capacity models, and rate strategy for aircraft-class structures.
• Set DFM, DFX, and process standards that others follow, and design novel tooling and automation strategy for structural fabrication and assembly.
• Own the manufacturing-systems backbone (MES, quality systems, and documentation at scale), and qualify contract-manufacturer processes.
• Lead root-cause on the most systemic issues and prevent recurrence across products.
• Mentor and grow the ME team and multiply the bench's technical capability.
• Partner across design, quality, PM, and supply chain to define the operating model, working from first principles amid ambiguity.  

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• 12+ years  in manufacturing engineering, including rate and scale production, preferably in aerospace or aircraft structures.
• Has architected a production line or factory, or led a major systems rollout such as MES, and is a recognized technical authority.
• Deep DFM, tooling, composites and structures, and capacity or factory-scale expertise, with strong influence without authority.
• BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience , plus proficiency in CAD, ERP, and MES.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Composites and advanced manufacturing at scale, plus automation and robotics.
• Hands-on experience with R/C or autonomous flight systems, plus factory-standup experience.  

US Salary Range

$143,000—$191,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:  

Benefits

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