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Salary: USD 261,000 - 346,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is seeking a Head of Production for its Imaging Business Line within the Mission Systems Division. The Imaging team, based in Lexington/Waltham, Massachusetts, develops state-of-the-art imaging systems combining hardware and software to tackle computer vision, perception, electro-optical, infrared, and sensor data challenges for U.S. and allied military applications.
In this role, you will own all production outcomes and serve as the tactical leader for Anduril's rapidly growing production operations across a suite of imaging products. You will drive execution, operational direction, career pathing, and production vision while coordinating production operations across multiple objectives and locations.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning all production outcomes including ramp plans and headcount management
- Driving people and resources to achieve production targets
- Holding cross-functional teams accountable to meeting demands, deadlines, and goals while delivering on time and within budget
- Leading 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
- Maturing products from production development through full-rate production
- Building strong partnerships with Engineering, Deployment Operations, and Program Management
- Establishing and managing teams to financial, quality, and on-time delivery KPIs
- Advising on and overseeing implementation of digital technologies (PLM, ERP, custom MES and QMS systems) to enable efficient scaling
- Ensuring compliance with AS9100D guidelines
- Serving as a strategic partner to Imaging leadership on manufacturing strategy
REQUIREMENTS:
- 10+ years in a Production leadership role with a proven track record of successfully scaling products from prototype to full-rate production at scale (1000s of units)
- Strong ability to work cross-functionally in unstructured, ambiguous environments; startup experience preferred
- Experience with discrete production operations in deeply technical industries such as aerospace, consumer electronics, medical, or automotive; production engineering and manufacturing experience a plus
- Must have owned a new product ramp through full-rate production
- Experience managing a P&L in a Production environment
- Experience managing a workforce of at least 100+ employees across quality, supply chain, manufacturing engineering, and technicians
- 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; willingness to dive into tactical execution
- Ability to work with strong engineering teams on a technical level
- Positive and inspirational leader with demonstrated ability to assess, attract, and retain high-quality talent and build high-performing teams
- Strong problem-solving and analytic skills with ability to understand how problems and solutions fit within the wider organization
- Bachelor of Science or higher degree in a technical discipline preferred (not required)
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
