Lead Welding Engineer

About Anduril Industries

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.

The Maritime Manufacturing Technology Team is responsible for rapidly developing and implementing manufacturing materials, technologies and processes for cutting‑edge defense hardware, including deployable static and moving surface, undersea and sea‑to‑air vehicles and scaling these products in our new manufacturing facilities.

The Welding Automation Engineer will be based out of Costa Mesa, CA, or Seattle, WA (Ability to travel). As a Welding Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for developing machining and manufacturing plans that include mounting, tooling and NC programming for complicated machine parts.

• Develop, innovate and lead in the tooling, programming and machining solutions for new machining processes and technologies supporting product and factory development.
• Question requirements in product and production design, and manufacturing processes to ensure the most cost‑ and schedule‑effective solutions for our factories that meets the needs of our products.
• Support design, construction, commissioning and start‑up of the production systems at new factory sites, specifically in the areas of machining and NC programming, ensuring successful delivery of the factory and products off the line.
• Lead hands‑on: set an example and expedite project completion.
• Drive collaboration with product design, manufacturing engineering, operations, facilities and construction, environmental safety & health, and finance to deliver creative and effective production system designs, as well as external vendors supporting the design, construction, and commissioning of new facilities.

• 15+ years of experience as a programmer and machining expert for doing large part machining with hard metals and exotic materials.
• Technology development experience in machining, automation, prototyping, and process development.
• Ability to work hands‑on in a manufacturing environment, next to operations and manufacturing engineering to understand and optimize the production system.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export‑controlled information or facilities.

• Prior work with architecture and infrastructure engineering partners and/or general contractors to build, improve or modify machining systems.

US Salary Range $191,000—$253,000 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 Anduril's total compensation package.

Additionally, Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including:

• US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
• UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
• IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.

• Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
• Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a…