Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Sentry

About this role

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's Manufacturing team is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to lead the manufacturing engineering across our maneuver-class Sentry products — larger-scale, vehicle-integrated ground systems including Mobile Sentry and adjacent platforms. The Manufacturing Team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware, including static equipment, moving ground equipment, and complex vehicles. This responsibility includes everything in the manufacturing value-chain including, but not limited to, Design for Manufacturability, tool design & selection, process creation & optimization, vendor sourcing & interaction, quality planning, and work documentation associated with the hardware. The Maneuvers portfolio spans a uniquely wide production profile: some platforms are low-rate, high-complexity vehicle integrations, while others are shorter integration efforts running at 10–100x the volume. This role owns the manufacturing engineering strategy that makes both extremes succeed under one team.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As the Lead Manufacturing Engineer for Maneuvers, you will build and lead a team of approximately 4–5 manufacturing engineers responsible for the full manufacturing lifecycle of Sentry's vehicle-based and larger integrated ground systems — from System Requirements Review through prototyping, productionization, rate production, and long-term sustainment. Your portfolio will include products with very different production shapes: some with low annual demand but deep integration complexity, and others with short integration cycles but order-of-magnitude higher volume. You will be responsible for setting a manufacturing strategy that flexes across that range, standing up the processes, tooling, documentation, and vendor relationships needed for each product to succeed in its own operating mode. The role requires deep technical expertise in mechanical integration, electrical/avionics install, and vehicle-level assembly, paired with the leadership skills to set objectives, build cross-functional teams, and drive rapid project execution across a diverse product set.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Lead, hire, and develop a team of ~4–5 manufacturing engineers responsible for on-time delivery of development and production units across the Maneuvers portfolio, including owning performance management, career development, and technical mentorship.

• Own the end-to-end manufacturing lifecycle for vehicle-integrated and larger-scale Sentry products — from SRR through prototyping, productionization, rate production, and sustainment.

• Set and execute a portfolio-level manufacturing strategy that flexes between low-rate, high-complexity vehicle integrations and short-integration, high-volume programs (10–100x higher throughput).

• Partner with design engineering from earliest concept phases (SRR/PDR) to drive Design for Manufacturability, integration, and serviceability into vehicle-based systems before designs are locked.

• Act as the manufacturing subject matter expert for vehicle-level integration, including mechanical mounting and structures, harnessing and avionics install, powertrain/auxiliary system interfaces, and final assembly and functional checkout.

• Own the documentation stack required to manufacture and sustain vehicle-integrated products at scale — MBOMs, work instructions, integration procedures, torque and inspection requirements, and configuration management artifacts.

• Develop differentiated production and test methodologies appropriate to each program's volume profile — from build-to-order integration lines for low-rate platforms to flow-based, takt-driven lines for higher-volume products.

• Establish and lead the sustainment engineering approach for fielded systems, including field-return diagnosis, ECO/retrofit execution, spares provisioning support, and continuous improvement of in-service platforms.

• Uphold and advise on quality management and business application programs as they pertain to manufacturing within the Maneuvers portfolio.

• Facilitate make-versus-buy decisions for vehicle platforms, major integrated subsystems, and complex assemblies; coordinate with internal supply chain teams to qualify and manage vendors including vehicle OEMs, upfitters, and integration partners.

• Collaborate with internal customers and manufacturing planning teams to define capacity, work-center, and floor-space planning actions across a mixed-volume portfolio.

• Analyze metrics for continuous improvement initiatives across the portfolio (cost reduction, quality issue reduction, cycle time reduction, and capacity increase).

• Instill a culture of innovation, teamwork, and accountability within the manufacturing engineering team.

• Travel to vehicle OEMs, integration partners, suppliers, and field sites to do initial sourcing work, solve ongoing production issues, support qualification builds, and implement process procedures as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science.

• 6+ years in manufacturing engineering or similar hardware production roles.

• Experience delivering large mechanical assemblies, multi-domain integrated systems, or comparably complex integr

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