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Salary: USD 129,000 - 171,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced technology. The company develops cutting-edge defense hardware and systems powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system for real-time command and control.
In this Program Manager role on the Manufacturing Team, you will own large parts of end-to-end production KPI tracking, enhance transparency, and generate actionable reports to support strategic and tactical decision-making. You'll support increasing efficiencies throughout end-to-end processes while introducing scale and resiliency into the growing people and tools footprint.
Key responsibilities include:
**Systems and Processes Improvement:** Develop deep technical understanding of manufacturing engineering enterprise systems (ERP, MRP, PLM). Leverage system feedback from all production pillars to formulate extensive feature and system roadmaps. Analyze best practices across cross-functional teams (Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Material Management & Procurement) and develop ways to standardize and implement end-to-end processes. Assist in documentation and standardization of business procedures and reporting protocols. Serve as liaison between Production Technology and Corporate Technology organizations.
**Program Oversight and Support:** Support program managers and Production Technology leadership in preparation and management of critical technical and business forums. Translate technical problems to business-aligned solutions clearly and concisely. Provide structure to ambiguity and drive production stakeholders toward decisions on tactical and strategic issues. Develop and execute strategies to drive business impact and outcomes.
**Data Analysis and Reporting:** Execute scrappy analyses on short timelines to get answers quickly while considering scalable long-term solutions. Analyze manufacturing data to identify trends, patterns, and improvement areas. Facilitate data-driven decision-making by providing timely and accurate manufacturing information.
This is a "jack of all trades" role requiring comfort with various project types—some process-focused, others enterprise system solutions. You'll be proactive, self-driven, and relentless in approaching problems. High ownership individuals thrive on this team with opportunities to accelerate within the organization. You'll work in a fast-paced environment juggling multiple projects simultaneously.
**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:**
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, data systems, business, or related field
- 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, with focus on system issues, program support, or process improvement
- Strong analytical aptitude and intuitive thinking about problems in terms of numbers and data models
- Extremely strong written and verbal communication abilities with capacity to present complex data clearly to diverse audiences
- Reliable self-starter, highly organized, resourceful, with attention to detail
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:**
- Experience working in a technical production environment
- Familiarity with MES, ERP, and PLM systems and how they interface with each other and operations
- Familiarity with Confluence/JIRA, SharePoint, and Airtable
- Familiarity with production & business operations
