Defense Production Control Specialist (Secret Clearance Eligible)

Anduril; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Santa Ana, CA, is hiring a Production Control Specialist for Emergent Work to keep factory output flowing. You will release work orders, clear blockers, and push issues to closure on a fast-moving AI-enabled manufacturing floor.

The role requires a background in production control or manufacturing operations, familiarity with welding/fabrication processes, and eligibility for a U.S. Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred, or equivalent experience
• Production control, expediting, planning, or manufacturing operations background
• Comfortable in a developing process environment where procedures are still changing
• Familiar with welding, fabrication, machining, or inspection processes from a planning perspective
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Release work orders to the floor within authorized limits, confirming material, tooling, certified labor, released router revision, and quality hold points
• Identify and clear shortages, roadblocks, and resource conflicts
• Track work in process status and location
• Chase nonconformances to the disposition decision point and elevate for signature
• Support process proving and capture what the documented process does not reflect

Skills

Production control

Expediting

Planning

Manufacturing operations

US Person

Active security clearance

Lean Six Sigma

Maritime/aerospace knowledge

Welding/fabrication awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree or related experience

Tools

JIRA

Siemens NX

Teamcenter (PLM)

Oracle

Job description

Anduril Industries in Santa Ana, CA, is hiring a Production Control Specialist for Emergent Work to keep factory output flowing. You will release work orders, clear blockers, and push issues to closure on a fast-moving AI-enabled manufacturing floor.

The role requires a background in production control or manufacturing operations, familiarity with welding/fabrication processes, and eligibility for a U.S. Secret clearance.