Manufacturing Engineer, High Vacuum Systems

Manufacturing Engineer, High Vacuum Systems

Hudson, New Hampshire, United States

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.

Advanced Infrared Solutions (AIRS), formerly American Infrared Solutions, was acquired by Anduril Industries in 2025 and now operates as part of the Imaging Business Line. For more than 10 years, AIRS has designed and built world-class, high-performance cooled infrared cameras and subsystems, including critical components such as Integrated Dewar Cooler Assemblies (IDCAs). From its site in Hudson, NH, AIRS is expanding to supply these critical components both internally, to Anduril’s Imaging products, and externally, to serve as a merchant supplier to the broader defense, space, and commercial industrial base.

Growing the external merchant supplier business alongside internal production is a core strategic priority for the Business Line.

As a Manufacturing Engineer specializing in High Vacuum and Cryogenic Systems, you will own, optimize, and scale the critical vacuum processing and bakeout lines for our IDCA production. You will bridge the gap between design engineering and production, driving process reliability, yields, and throughput while ensuring the integrity of our ultra-high vacuum (UHV) and cryogenic systems.

• Process Ownership & Optimization: Design, characterize, and optimize vacuum bakeout, pinch-off, and cryogenic processing procedures. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce cycle times, eliminate waste, and maximize yield for IDCA production.
• Diagnostics & RGA Analysis: Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for Residual Gas Analyzer (RGA) instrumentation. Analyze mass spectra to monitor out gassing, evaluate gas composition, establish process baselines, and detect trace contaminants or virtual leaks.
• Equipment & Tooling Engineering: Specify, source, and integrate advanced high-vacuum hardware (turbomolecular, cryopumps, ion pumps, dry scroll pumps) and helium leak detectors. Design custom tooling, fixtures, and vacuum manifolds (using CAD/Solid Works) to improve manufacturing ergonomics and throughput.
• Root-Cause Corrective Action (RCCA): Lead troubleshooting and engineering investigations for complex system-level failures, vacuum degradation, or thermal performance issues. Implement robust corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Sustaining Engineering & Documentation: Author, update, and standardize Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), process routers, and manufacturing work instructions. Implement Statistical Process Control (SPC) to monitor critical vacuum parameters and equipment health.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Design, Quality, and Facilities teams to design cleanroom-compatible processes (ISO 5/Class 100), execute equipment qualifications (IQ/OQ/PQ), and transition new products from R&D to high-volume manufacturing.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience in high-vacuum manufacturing).
• Experience: 4+ years of hands-on engineering experience in a high-vacuum (HV) or ultra-high vacuum (UHV) manufacturing environment (semi-conductor, aerospace, or cryogenics preferred).
• Technical Expertise:
  • Deep understanding of vacuum physics, gas dynamics, out gassing phenomena, and material compatibility in vacuum.
  • Proficiency in helium leak detection methodology (inside-out, outside-in, and sniffing…