Director, Manufacturing Maintenance

Slope; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Highly competitive equity grants

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa is looking for a leader to build and manage its central maintenance function. You will define standards and mentor a team of maintenance professionals across multiple sites.

The ideal candidate has 10–15 years of maintenance experience in manufacturing and a proven ability to operate at both strategic and shop-floor levels, along with strong leadership and communication skills.

Competitive salary range of $220,000 - $290,000 annually, along with top-tier benefits.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of maintenance experience in manufacturing environments.
• Experience building maintenance standards and systems from scratch.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead Anduril’s central maintenance function.
• Recruit and develop a team of maintenance professionals.
• Drive continuous improvement in maintenance processes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on experience

Maintenance standards

Education

Skilled-trades background or engineering experience

Tools

Work order systems

Job description

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

As we scale production across multiple sites, maintenance isn’t an afterthought; it’s the backbone that keeps high‑throughput, automation‑heavy factories running. We’re standing up a central maintenance function from a blank sheet of paper, and we need a leader to own it end to end.

What You’ll Do

• Build and lead Anduril’s central maintenance function and Center of Excellence from the ground up—defining the standards, policies, and best practices that every site will run on.
• Recruit, develop, and lead a team of maintenance professionals spanning administrative, tactical, and strategic roles.
• Partner with site‑specific maintenance leaders, providing oversight, mentorship, and a consistent operating model across locations.
• Design and deploy systems for work order management, preventative maintenance, equipment selection, and asset tracking.
• Support the launch of new and greenfield facilities and lead maintenance for automation initiatives.
• Own documentation, calibration, and upkeep of tooling and equipment across the network.
• Drive continuous improvement in maintenance processes, reliability, and performance management.
• Work shoulder‑to‑shoulder with manufacturing, controls engineering, and automation teams—and roll up your sleeves on the shop floor when it counts.

Required Qualifications

• 10–15 years of maintenance experience, ideally in manufacturing environments.
• Role can be based out of Columbus, OH or Costa Mesa, CA with up to 50% travel to support standing up Manufacturing Maintenance across all Anduril sites.
• Demonstrated experience building maintenance standards and systems from scratch.
• Hands‑on experience with OEMs, automated equipment, and standing up Greenfield or early‑stage manufacturing facilities.
• Background in automotive, aerospace, or heavy industry (e.g., Caterpillar, Boeing, Tier 1 suppliers).
• Skilled‑trades background or engineering experience paired with a hands‑on approach.
• Proven ability to operate at both the strategic and shop‑floor levels.
• Strong leadership, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Working knowledge of tooling, calibration, and work order systems.
• Track record managing multiple sites and building scalable maintenance frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience setting up or managing maintenance for automation‑heavy facilities.
• 3–5 years in a startup or fast‑growing company environment.

US Salary Range: $220,000 – $290,000 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:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

For more information, Explore Our Benefits.