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Salary: USD 146,000 - 194,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced autonomy, AI, computer vision, and sensor fusion. The Maneuver Dominance team develops operationally relevant multi-asset autonomy for new air vehicle development programs.
You will lead all production activity for an autonomous vehicle program within the Air Maneuver business line. This is a greenfield opportunity to build and lead the production organization from scratch, establishing manufacturing processes, quality systems, and infrastructure needed to scale from prototype builds through full-rate production.
Your role spans diverse responsibilities requiring both technical expertise and leadership acumen. You will set objectives, build cross-functional teams, and rapidly drive completion of complex projects. Success depends on leveraging intuition and prior experience to ensure the right design, analysis, and test steps are completed.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own all production activity: manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and production support
- Build and lead the production organization, hiring across manufacturing engineering, quality, and operations
- Establish manufacturing processes and production infrastructure for complex electromechanical vehicles
- Drive the manufacturing development lifecycle: Concept, Prototype, LRIP, FRP
- Manage production budgets, schedules, and on-time delivery performance
- Own production readiness reviews and design handoff from engineering
- Coordinate supply chain including demand planning, procurement, and warehouse operations
- Implement and optimize production systems (ERP, MES, QMS)
- Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent methodologies
- Ensure compliance with AS9100D and customer quality requirements
- Interface with engineering, program management, and customer organizations
- Travel up to 25% to manufacturing facilities and customer sites
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent
- 8+ years of experience in manufacturing or production for complex electromechanical systems
- Experience building and leading production teams and organizations
- Demonstrated experience scaling production from NPI through full-rate production
- Experience with production systems (ERP, MES, QMS)
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience in maritime, aerospace, or defense manufacturing
- Working knowledge of AS9100D quality management systems
- Experience with Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies
- Familiarity with shipbuilding or large vehicle production
- Experience managing production budgets in the $10M+ range
