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.
Anduril’s Manufacturing organization is seeking a Senior Build Reliability Engineer to join our team. The Manufacturing team executes on the build & deployment of reliable products that meet all mission requirements. We develop cutting-edge manufacturing processes to support our products and customers.
As a Senior Build Reliability Engineer, you will work inside and outside the organization to define and execute manufacturing processes that enable the success of the Manufacturing team and ensure reliability of the product. The right person for this role has hardware manufacturing, quality, and design experience. If you are someone who loves to build world-class, high-reliability mission critical hardware, this role is for you.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
- Fully own manufacturing continuous improvement activities surrounding hardware reliability, reduction of risk, and improvement of reliability metrics, such as first pass yield.
- Contribute technical content to manufacturing processes, inclusive of inspection plans, corrective actions, test requirements, and other manufacturing-centric documentation
- Significantly contribute to hardware design for reliability and inspectability, inclusive of inspection fixture, tooling, and some light automation design
- Own individual investigations, corrective actions, and root cause investigations for internal and external product non-conformances.
- Define and execute risk management activities for a variety of hardware types
- Collaborate with external customers and within the engineering and manufacturing organizations to ensure that requirements are documented from early design concept through sustained production
- Own product reliability testing, inclusive of qualification and lot-based production level testing
- Diagnosis of field reliability issues & driving corrective actions in manufacturing and design of hardware to mitigate
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field
- Strong ownership mindset with demonstrated experience executing on multidisciplinary projects from start to completion
- 4+ years of manufacturing, reliability, and/or Quality experience in a hardware manufacturing environment
- Experience in aerospace, automotive, medical device, or high reliability electronics manufacturing
- Prior demonstrated experience with and creation of novel inspection techniques, GD&T, and personnel training plans for complex assembly and manufacturing processes
- U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Prior experience with statistical modeling of hardware non-conformances and examples of manufacturing improvements made based on those analyses
- Complex, mission critical hardware design experience in either mechanical or electrical systems
- Technical operations experience, inclusive of personnel & line management, factory setup, industrialization, and/or hands on technician work
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 all offers and are considered part of Anduril’s total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, employee life and disability, mental health and family planning benefits with all premiums paid by Anduril. Anduril provides fully paid medical leave, paid company holidays, and paid time off. A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians and all on-site meals are fully subsidized during the work week through use of our gourmet kitchens. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we’d love to hear from you!
