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Salary: USD 166,000 - 220,000 / 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.
As Senior Program Manager for Production Technology, you will own large parts of end-to-end production KPI tracking, enhancing transparency and generating 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 standardize 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 into business-aligned solutions clearly and concisely
- Provide structure to ambiguity and drive production stakeholders toward tactical and strategic decisions
- Develop and execute strategies to drive business impact and outcomes
**Data Analysis and Reporting:**
- Execute scrappy analyses on short timelines while considering scalable long-term solutions
- Analyze manufacturing data to identify trends, patterns, and improvement areas
- Facilitate data-driven decision-making through timely and accurate manufacturing information
The role is described as a "jack of all trades" 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.
**Requirements:**
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, data systems, business, or related field
- 5+ 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
