Applications Eng Manager - Smart Factory & Digital Twin

Telemetry Today LLC; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an Applications Engineering Manager to lead the Connected Factory Apps team. You will own a portfolio turning factory data into usable tools, including digital twins and smart tool connectivity, partnering across Platform, Manufacturing, and IT.

The ideal candidate has a background in user-facing software on data-heavy, hardware-connected systems, with proven leadership in fast-paced greenfield environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on software development in Python, TypeScript or Java.
• 2+ years of leading engineers as a manager or technical lead.
• AI-native approach to engineering leveraging AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers for Connected Factory applications.
• Own team planning, prioritization, and delivery with clear stakeholder visibility.
• Hire, onboard, and develop engineers with regular coaching and feedback.
• Collaborate with product to design applications that support smart manufacturing.
• Integrate software with robotics and OT with Automation, Manufacturing, and IT teams.
• Develop tools for simulation, orchestration, and monitoring of production environments.
• Own the vision of digital twin applications for equipment, tooling, and factories.
• Partner with technicians and robotics teams to enable human-machine collaboration.
• Drive operational and engineering excellence and foster ownership and continuous improvement.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Java

Leadership

AI tooling

Tools

IoT protocols

Edge computing

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking an Applications Engineering Manager to lead the Connected Factory Apps team. You will own a portfolio turning factory data into usable tools, including digital twins and smart tool connectivity, partnering across Platform, Manufacturing, and IT.

The ideal candidate has a background in user-facing software on data-heavy, hardware-connected systems, with proven leadership in fast-paced greenfield environments.