Hiring: Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Propulsion & Energetics Company: Anduril Industries Location: Costa Mesa, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:24:09 Employment Type: Full-time / On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Assembly, Computer Vision, Foundry About the job Experience: •8+ years of manufacturing or integration engineering experience in aerospace, space, defense or another high-reliability industry, including 4+ years hands-on work on propulsion, ordnance or other energetic hardware. Required Skills: •Own solid rocket motor integration processes: receipt and inspection of qualified motors from Anduril RMS, handling and lift operations, mating to the vehicle, alignment, and torque and close-out. •Own divert and attitude control system and thruster installation processes — mounting, alignment, plumbing and leak verification — for both development and vendor-supplied units. •Own pressurant and fluid system build and installation: tanks, lines, fittings, valves, proof and leak testing, and cleanliness control for propulsion-grade fluid systems. •Own ordnance installation processes — initiators, pyrotechnic separation systems and flight termination system installation — including safe-and-arm handling, electrical safing, stray voltage and RF hazard controls, and the two-person and lockout discipline that goes with them. •Partner with Anduril's Explosive Engineering & Operations team on hazard classification and own the manufacturing safety controls that follow — siting, storage and licensing compliance, and the hazardous operating procedures the floor works to. •Author and maintain work instructions, travelers and as-built records for the propulsion and ordnance operations you own, and own root cause analysis, PFMEA, process validation and first article inspection for those processes. •Drive Design for Manufacturability and Assembly into propulsion and ordnance designs before CDR — access, handling provisions, safing points, line and connector routing, and installation order. •Specify and qualify handling equipment, lift fixtures and installation tooling for propulsion hardware, working with the Automation and Tooling engineer who designs it. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Chemical, Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline. •Has worked under a formal explosives or energetics safety program and can describe the controls in practice — quantity-distance and magazine siting under DESR 6055.09 or ATF 27 CFR, two-person discipline, electrical safing, and stray voltage and RF hazard controls. •Applied hands-on capability in at least two of: solid rocket motor handling and integration; liquid or cold-gas thruster installation; pressurant and fluid system build with proof and leak testing; ordnance installation, including separation systems or flight termination systems. •Has authored or approved procedures for hazardous operations on flight or comparably high-consequence hardware, and can walk through how a procedure changed after first execution. •Demonstrated expertise in root cause analysis (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone), PFMEA, corrective and preventive action, and first article inspection, applied to hazardous processes. •Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance •Willingness to travel up to 25% •Formal explosives safety certification or qualification — DoD 4145.26, DOT hazardous materials, range safety, or an equivalent service or agency program. •Solid rocket motor production or integration experience on a flight program. •Launch site integration experience, including range safety approval of hazardous procedures. Compensation: •$146,000 - $194,000 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!