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Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, seeks a Director of Supplier Industrialization Engineering to lead end-to-end development, qualification, and production readiness of the supply base across its programs. This role bridges Engineering, Supply Chain, Programs, and Manufacturing to ensure suppliers are capable, qualified, and ready to meet long-term production rate, cost, and performance requirements from concept through full-rate production.
Responsibilities include:
• Lead and scale the Supplier Industrialization Engineering team, building a high-performing organization that drives supplier manufacturing readiness from new product introduction (NPI) through sustained production. Attract, develop, and retain top talent through coaching, feedback, and accountability.
• Own the supplier industrialization process end-to-end: supplier capability assessments, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), process capability validation, and First Article Inspection (FAI) to ensure suppliers are qualified and production-ready.
• Develop and execute multi-year supplier development and second-source qualification strategies for critical components, ensuring continuity of supply, cost competitiveness, and resilience across the industrial base.
• Lead supplier engagement for manufacturing process optimization, yield improvement, cost reduction, and capacity planning to support radical production rate increases.
• Establish and maintain supplier quality standards and compliance with aerospace and defense requirements (AS9100, AS9102, AS9145, NADCAP, ITAR/DFARS) across the supply base.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Program Management, Quality, Manufacturing, and Finance to align supplier industrialization activities with program milestones and business objectives.
• Shape supplier industrialization strategy, driving design-for-manufacturability, affordability, and supply chain resiliency into the earliest stages of product development. Operate at the strategic level while diving into technical details of supplier manufacturing processes and production ramp execution.
