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Materials and Process Development Engineer, Maritime

Anduril Industries

Company websiteanduril.com (Anduril Industries, opens in new tab)

Base salary $147K  to $196K

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Santa Ana, CA

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  • LocationSanta Ana, CA
  • WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
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About this job

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 Maritime Manufacturing Technology Team is seeking a Materials and Process Development Engineer to join our team. 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.

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Materials and Process Development Engineer, Maritime, you will be a Materials and Process development innovator to drive to efficient, rapid, on-time production for the new maritime vehicles, utilizing cutting edge technologies and material systems. The right person for this role has developed materials and process technologies across multiple platforms for a variety of product lines, groups, or businesses and integrated with both internal and external customers. If you are someone who wants to develop innovative, adaptive, flexible and creative approaches to design and manufacturing and develop unified solutions for lots of stakeholders then this role is for you.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Work to develop materials and processes development solutions for new product and factory development, the future production system creation, integrating new materials and processes, including technologies to improve production flow while enhancing product performance, space allocation and resource requirements across programs and products.
  • Question requirements in product and production system design, and facility creation 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, ensuring successful delivery of the factory and products off the line.
  • Provide engineering support on product processes, materials and technologies. Buy down risk to meet production performance and timelines in new facilities.
  • 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.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • 7+ years of experience as an engineer for materials and processes technology development, manufacturing engineering, and/or production/process engineering.
  • Technology development experience in materials, automation, prototyping, and processes.
  • Ability to work hands-on in a manufacturing environment, next to operations and manufacturing engineering to understand and optimize the production system.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Prior work with architecture and infrastructure engineering partners and/or general contractors to build, improve or modify production facilities.
  • Process improvement, including justification of return on investment for process or operational changes.
  • Application of new technologies, new processes, lean manufacturing and linear flow principles in a production environment.
  • Automation and materials development for manufacturing processes in assembly, integration, test, and finishing operations.

US Salary Range

$147,000—$196,000 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: 

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams

Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.

To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:

  • No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.

  • Please always verify communications:
    • Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.
    • Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to [email protected]. 
  • Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.

  • What to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to [email protected]. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.

 

Data Privacy

To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/. 

By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.

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Pay in context

This role's base floor ($147,000) is above 46% of the 552 Manufacturing & Production roles in California listed on this site; 73 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $147,000; the middle half runs from $130,000 to $166,000.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.

This range next to 6 other live Anduril Industries roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live Anduril Industries roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Materials and Process Development Engineer, Maritime (this listing)$147K - $196K
IT Security Engineer, Space$147K - $196K
Senior Electrical Engineer, Manufacturing Test$147K - $196K
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Drones$147K - $196K
Facilities and Lab Lead, Space$147K - $196K
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Turbine Engines$147K - $196K
Senior Mechanical Engineer - Undersea Reconnaissance & Strike$147K - $196K

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Anduril Industries roles · How to read the bar

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Employer-stated posting date
2026-06-19
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Location as the employer wrote it: Santa Ana, California, United States

$147,000—$196,000 USD

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