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Salary: USD 190,000 - 252,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced technology. The Intelligence Systems team focuses on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and products for Intelligence Community customers.
You will serve as Deputy Head of Production for Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS), owning all production operations and outcomes across the division. This is a director-level role reporting to the Head of Production and VP of Production for AIS, with responsibility for short to mid-term (1-3 years) strategic development and execution, operational direction, career pathing, and vision for a product or suite of products.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own all production outcomes including ramp plans, new product introduction (NPI), headcount planning, and related metrics
- Lead Manufacturing Engineering, Production Test Engineering, and Manufacturing Operations teams
- Drive people and resources to achieve production outcomes
- Serve as both strategic leader and tactical executor for rapidly growing production operations
- Hold cross-functional teams accountable to meeting demands, deadlines, and goals for on-time, on-budget delivery
- Drive Production, Supply Chain, and Quality teams to execute Anduril's 5-year strategic vision to become a next-generation aerospace and defense manufacturer capable of full-rate production
- Mature products from production development through full-rate production
- Build strong partnerships with Engineering, Deployment Operations, and Program Management
- Establish and manage teams to financial, quality, and on-time delivery KPIs
- Advise on and oversee implementation of digital technologies (PLM, ERP, custom MES, QMS systems) to enable efficient scaling
- Ensure compliance with AS9100D guidelines
- Manage P&L in production environment
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years in a Production leadership role within an electronics-based industry (track record of scaling products from prototype to full-rate production preferred)
- Bachelor of Science or higher degree in a technical discipline (preferred, not required)
- 3+ years of experience managing a P&L in a Production environment
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Currently possesses and able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret Clearance
- Experience with automation and testing for electronics and assembly (PCBA testing, vision systems, conveyance, fastener installation)
- Experience managing large production teams across quality, supply chain, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, and manufacturing operations
- Relentless drive for continuous improvement and solving high-impact business problems through leveraged processes, business systems, and data
- Strong outcome orientation with ability to drive initiatives from inception through implementation and adoption; willing to dive into tactical execution when needed
- Ability to work with engineering on a technical level
- Positive and inspirational leader with demonstrated ability to assess, attract, and retain high-quality talent and build high-performing teams
- Sophisticated interpersonal ability to earn credibility, influence others, change minds, and advise across diverse environments
- Demonstrated strategic thinking abilities and ability to anticipate future challenges
- Strong problem-solving and analytic skills with understanding of how problems and solutions fit within the wider organization
- Strong ability to work cross-functionally in unstructured, ambiguous environments (startup experience strongly preferred)
