DFx Manufacturing Engineer

ABOUT THE TEAM

Andurils Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) Manufacturing Engineering team is seeking a DFx Engineer to support design for manufacturability assembly and cost analysis across our avionics electronics wiringand harnessing subsystems. This role spans our full portfolio of autonomous aircraft cruise missiles and loitering munitions and is an excellent opportunity for an early-career engineer to develop deep expertise in how design decisions impact producibility supplier selection and unit cost.

Working under the guidance of Staff and Senior DFx Engineers you will learn to evaluate designsthrough the lenses of manufacturability assembly and cost the three factors that determine whetherhardware can be produced at rate by a qualified supplier at an affordable price point. You will workalongside subject matter expert (SME) manufacturing engineers and design engineers building thetechnical judgment and cross-functional relationships that make DFx effective.

You will also gain hands-on exposure to contract manufacturer evaluation and qualification visitingsupplier facilities participating in process assessments and learning how to match supplier capabilitiesto production requirements. This is an inherently cross-functional role: you will work daily with supplychain quality operations and program teams in addition to ME and DE. You will grow quickly here our programs move fast the hardware is real and the impact of your work shows up on the productionfloor and in the cost model.

WHAT YOULL DO

• Support DFx analysis across avionics electronics wiring and harnessing subsystems for AD&S programs working under the guidance of Staff and Senior DFx Engineers with a focus on manufacturability assembly and cost.
• Participate in structured DFM/DFA/DFC reviews at key design milestones learning and applying the scoring methodology to identify producibility and cost risks and recommend design changes.
• Work with SME manufacturing engineers and design engineers to provide manufacturing and cost feedback on designs learning to translate constraints into actionable recommendations.
• Support the evaluation and qualification of contract manufacturers participating in facility reviews process audits and capability assessments under the guidance of senior team members.
• Help build and maintain should-cost models and cost-driver analyses for electronics and harnessing assemblies.
• Help develop and maintain DFx standards guidelines and scorecards specific to electronics manufacturing processes including SMT wave/selective solder conformal coating potting wire harness fabrication and box-build assembly.
• Analyze designs across key lenses manufacturability/assembly cost structure adherence to specification process capability and technology maturity contributing to risk assessments that inform engineering and program decisions.
• Work with supply chain to understand how DFx requirements connect to sourcing strategy and supplier selection.
• Collaborate with quality engineering to understand how DFx findings translate into inspection plans acceptance criteria and supplier quality requirements.
• Spend time on the production floor and at supplier sites to build firsthand understanding of how electronics and harnesses are manufactured.
• Contribute to the DFx toolkit templates scoring rubrics cost models lessons-learned databases and training materials.
• Travel to production sites contract manufacturers and supplier facilities (20% depending on business needs).

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in manufacturing engineering process engineering or a related role with exposure to electronics avionics wiring or -op internship or capstone project experience in a manufacturing environment counts.
• Foundational knowledge of electronics and/or harnessing manufacturing processes: SMT soldering conformal coating wire harness fabrication or electromechanical assembly.
• Ability to read electrical schematics PCB layouts and harness drawings with an eye toward producibility.
• Interest in understanding manufacturing cost drivers and how design decisions impact unit cost.
• Familiarity with IPC standards (IPC-A-610 J-STD-001 IPC-620) or a willingness to learn and apply them quickly.
• Strong communication skills and a willingness to engage directly with design engineers manufacturing engineers quality supply chain and operations cross-functional collaboration is the core of this job not a side task.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment across multiple programs simultaneously.
• A genuine interest in manufacturing and a drive to understand how things are actually built and what they cost to produce. Personal experience physically building or working on hardware (soldering harness build assembly personal projects) is a strong plus.
• An attitude of world-class mission assurance quality attention to detail and dedication.
• Self-motivated and proactive you take initiative ask good questions and close the loop on what you commit to.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters degree in engineering or a related field.
• Internship or co-op experience in aerospace or defense electronics manufacturing.
• Exposure to DFM/DFA review processes producibility engineering or cost analysis.
• Familiarity with AS9100 or similar quality management systems.
• Experience visiting or evaluating manufacturing suppliers in any capacity.
• Proficiency in ECAD tools (Altium KiCad or similar) sufficient to navigate and review designs.
• Experience with data analysis cost modeling or presentation development.
• Appropriate clearance classification.

US Salary Range

$129000 - $171000 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 Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

Benefits

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