Manufacturing Engineer - 2nd Shift

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 TEAM Anduril AIRS provides high-performance cooled infrared imaging solutions, encompassing IDCAs, modules, and cameras. We achieve this through state-of-the-art technologies, advanced designs, and vertically integrated manufacturing processes. Our core strength lies in delivering customized, mission-critical imaging capabilities to system integrators and instrumentation manufacturers facing unique, challenging, and complex thermal imaging needs. Note: Second shift hours are roughly 3:00PM - 11:00PM WHAT YOU’LL DO: Own the manufacturing value chain for a certain set of products both technical and commercial operations; ensuring the capability to produce at needed scale. Evaluate, plan, and prioritize long-term and short-term supply chain, production and test optimizations to ensure capability and reliability of value stream to meet business production output goals & business objectives. Effectively develop and communicate business cases to support vertical integration or value stream diversification opportunities where strategic supply partnerships will accelerate the scalability of production output and product development. Continuously evaluate make vs buy decisions for sub-assemblies in the value stream; break the system down into logical subassemblies and process flows resulting in a clear approach to maximize total cost of ownership and production capability & reliability (lead time & flexibility). Work with contract manufacturers within the critical product value stream to develop and execute repeatable, sustained processes for quick-turn development as well as at-scale production and testing. Be on site at current and future operations partners managing technical and commercial needs for the value stream, solve ongoing production issues, improve capacity and evaluating potential partners. Work with technicians and other engineers (SMEs) hands-on, building prototype and production product and supporting hardware for internal and external use. Create documentation required for successfully manufacturing hardware at scale. Reduce complexity: commonality optimization & component/supplier rationalization. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Degree in a technical field such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, systems engineering, math, or a hard science. 5+ years of Operations experience in areas: Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Strategic Sourcing or in design of electromechanical hardware. Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver electromechanical hardware in a resource-constrained environment. Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.) Work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus. A genuine interest in Operations and thirst for driving improvements. Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience in the assembly and test of precision mechanisms. Exposure to ISO 9001/AS 9100 quality systems. Demonstrated familiarity with optical system integration and test. US Salary Range $111,000 — $147,000 USD The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary o