Anduril Industries
Packaging Engineer, Sentry
About this role
Anduril Industries seeks a Packaging Engineer to develop protective packaging solutions for advanced defense hardware systems. This role owns the complete lifecycle of packaging design—from concept through production—while collaborating with hardware, manufacturing, and logistics teams to meet demanding defense requirements.
What you'll do
- Lead packaging development from concept to production, delivering solutions that balance protection, cost, quality, and sustainability
- Own packaging design execution, validation, supplier coordination, and resolve technical issues across the Sentry product family
- Create detailed packaging documentation including CAD models, drawings, specifications, and work instructions
- Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure packaging feasibility, tooling readiness, and production alignment
- Apply DFM/DFA and value engineering principles to optimize protection, manufacturability, and cost
- Support prototype builds, pilot runs, and production ramp while driving continuous improvement and cost savings
What they're looking for
- Packaging design and development
- CAD software (SolidWorks, NX, or similar)
- Materials selection and testing methodologies
- Industry standards knowledge (ASTM, ISTA, MIL-STD)
- DFM/DFA and value engineering
- Configuration management and change control
- Root cause analysis and problem-solving
- Cross-functional collaboration and communication
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Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries builds autonomous defense systems including underwater vehicles, unmanned aircraft, and electronic warfare platforms for the Department of Defense. The company is hiring across mechanical engineering, mission operations, software development, technical leadership, and advanced manufacturing roles to support the design, deployment, and production of these mission-critical systems.
- Website
- anduril.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through a time you owned a packaging design from concept through production for a complex technical product. What were the biggest challenges in balancing protection, cost, and manufacturability?
- Describe your experience with packaging validation testing and standards like ASTM, ISTA, or MIL-STD. Which testing methodologies have you used most, and why?