Manufacturing Engineering Lead, Surface Maritime

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
ABOUT THE TEAM
Anduril's Maritime Division is responsible for planning and executing Anduril's product and revenue roadmap for maritime missions. Working across product, engineering, business development, logistics, and operations, the Maritime team develops, tests, deploys, and sustains the Anduril maritime capabilities in a challenging operational environment worldwide.
ABOUT THE JOB
We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineering Lead to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa. As a leader in the Maritime Division, you must be a technical leader with the expertise to evaluate, qualify, manage, and advocate for an increasing number of sophisticated parallel pursuits. This role is crucial in ensuring that each initiative aligns with the company's strategic direction and receives the appropriate resourcing, balancing innovation with practical execution to drive the business line's success.
You will lead the development of manufacturing methods and prototypes for maritime products from concept to delivery. You will work closely with partners and subcontractors to develop designs that are readily producible and traceable to customer requirements.
The diverse responsibilities of this role will require you to leverage your technical expertise as well as leadership skills to set objectives, build cross-functional teams, and drive rapid project execution. Leveraging your intuition and prior experience will be critical to employ the correct design and manufacturing principles from the start. The ideal candidate will have experience planning, managing and successfully completing complex projects.
WHAT YOU'LL DO

• The Manufacturing Engineering Lead will lead the creation of a novel production system for Anduril's surface vessels
• This responsibility includes everything in the manufacturing value-chain, including, but not limited to, Design for Manufacturability work, tool design & selection, process creation & optimization, vendor sourcing & interaction, quality planning, and work documentation
• Own the relationships with Anduril's key manufacturing partners for surface vessel production, managing their progress and holding them accountable for cost, quality and delivery through a phase of rapid product development and manufacturing ramp
• Provide design-for-manufacturability (DfM) feedback to the design team, ensuring our ability to scale
• Complete and maintain capacity analysis for our surface products, understanding at all times the limiting factors for scaling production and initiating interdisciplinary projects to remove them
• Complete and maintain product NRE and COGS models to understand the major cost drivers of NPI and production
• Contribute to major CapEx planning, including facility expansion and factory design
• Write documentation required for successfully manufacturing, integrating and testing hardware at scale, such as work instructions, quality plans, inspection requirements, etc
• Work with technicians and other engineers hands-on, building prototype hardware
• Integrate and immerse yourself in Anduril's product development approach and build effective relationships with personnel across multiple business lines. Partner deeply with engineering leaders to drive successful program execution across groups of engineering teams and more broadly across departments.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Naval Architecture, Industrial Engineering, Material Science, or proven experience in a relevant field minimum of 10 years experience, 2+ years of people leadership experience
• Travel 25% to Customer and Test Sites
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Experience running complex external projects, such as a production ramp at a contract manufacturer
• Experience owning commercial responsibility (cost) for complex external projects
• Experience driving process improvements in a manufacturing setting
• Familiarity with maritime systems and military customers
• Experience working with prototype and production manufacturing methods - large format 3D printing, casting, welding, machining, stamping, etc. Familiar with the supply chain and vendor management for these technologies.
• Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.). Work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus

US Salary Range $152,000-$228,000 USD The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits:For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
  • For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
  • For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
• A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
• Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
• Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
• Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
• 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!
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