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Salary: USD 146,000 - 194,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming military capabilities through advanced technology, AI, autonomy, and sensor fusion. The Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Mechanical is a high-profile, cross-functional role that plays an integral part in enabling development and production flow of Anduril's critical supply base.
You will work in close coordination with internal engineering, quality, supply chain, and manufacturing departments, as well as directly with suppliers to execute effective, creative, and smart supply chain strategies to achieve production goals. Your primary focus will be expediting the qualification and implementation of product designs with suppliers, optimizing these designs for quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness from early development through the entire product lifecycle.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own and manage mechanical fabrication commodities/subcategories to execute supplier production strategies (NPI to full production) across Anduril's business lines
- Act as a force multiplier for the Supply Chain team, demonstrating strong ownership, proactivity, technical excellence, creativity, self-direction, and courage
- Vet suppliers' production capabilities, factory layout, facilities, and workforce for Approved Supplier List inclusion
- Support Supplier Quality Engineers in ensuring suppliers' understanding and adherence to part quality criteria
- Own bringing up new production tooling and lines at supplier sites, ensuring materials, processes, and tools meet product performance, quality, and demand requirements
- Own capacity expansion readiness and production ramp-up at suppliers
- Establish and drive process performance and controls (SPC) reviews at supplier locations
- Identify and drive product and process improvements and factory layout optimization to lower part cost, reduce supply risk, eliminate defects, and improve cycle time
- Support root cause task forces by working with Supply Chain teams and suppliers, ensuring corrective/preventative actions are closed at the supplier level
The role requires significant travel (at least 50%) and relocation to Costa Mesa, CA if not already local. This is an ideal fit for someone with deep manufacturing expertise who thrives in a fast-paced, high-stakes defense environment.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
- 6+ years of experience in supplier quality and industrialization within a manufacturing environment
- Experience with mechanical fabrication manufacturing, IPC standards, CAD, and GD&T
- Ability to travel at least 50% of the time
- Ability to relocate to Costa Mesa, CA if not already local
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or metallurgical/materials engineering, or related technical field
- Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high tech, or related industry
- Strong understanding of quality systems, standards, and certifications
- Familiarity with developing high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment
- Exposure to working in a fast-paced, start-up environment
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance
