Finance Associate, Engineering Finance

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an Engineering Finance Associate in Costa Mesa to own cost estimations for products from concept to development. You will partner with leadership to translate engineering problems into quantitative measures with a financial lens.

You will build and refine financial models, manage multiple stakeholders, and present cost analyses to senior leadership. A strong math background and Excel fluency are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1–2 years of experience in manufacturing finance, engineering finance, or an engineering role.
• Strong understanding of mathematics or model building.
• Strong analytical aptitude with a numerical mindset.
• Ability to execute analyses quickly in Excel.
• Ability to quantify complex, ambiguous problems.
• Interest in engineering design and business growth.

Responsibilities

• Own development and production cost estimations for new products from concept to development.
• Translate engineering problems into quantitative measures with a financial perspective.
• Build and improve financial models and data-driven frameworks.
• Project manage across stakeholders and communicate with senior leadership.
• Create should-cost models from data gathering to presenting findings to stakeholders.

Skills

Mathematics

Model building

Analytical thinking

Excel

Data analysis

Communication

Tools

Excel

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.

Engineering Finance Associate

• You will own development and production cost estimations for new products ranging in maturity from concept to in development
• You will partner with leadership and teams from across the business to translate engineering problems into quantitative measures and partial solutions (with a financial lens)
• Your work will vary from quick-turn analytical problem solving to process and data improvements and building out financial models

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Support projects end-to-end, from Definition, Solution, to Implementation. You will be handed ambiguous, messy problems with little prescription on how to solve them.
  • Execute scrappy analyses on short timelines to get answers quickly, while also owning more scalable solutions that will make Anduril successful in the long term
  • Project manage across many stakeholders. If you don’t like being the person leading meetings with large groups of people or managing large Slack channels to wrangle stakeholders towards a solution, this may not be the role for you
  • Work across functions and learn Anduril’s business top-to-bottom. You will interact with Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and more
• Own detailed should cost models end-to-end, from on-the-ground gathering of data, through creating materials, to presenting them to stakeholders
  • Build parametric cost models for a variety of products breaking down products into first principles including capability and physics
  • Tying entire product life cycle costs together to forecast product business case viability, opportunities, and risks
• Create novel frameworks for establishing a strong “value engineering” muscle
  • Establish transparency into material cost for existing and future Anduril products
  • Build financial models that help set material cost targets for different products
  • Work with the Engineering and Supply Chain teams to develop and implement cost reduction roadmaps
  • Help executives think through tradeoffs in product features vs. costs vs. profitability

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• You have minimum of 1-2 years of experience in manufacturing finance, engineering finance, or engineering role
• You have a strong understanding of mathematics or model building
• You have strong analytical aptitude. You intuitively think about problems in terms of numbers.
• You are able to quickly execute analyses in Excel
• You have an ability to quantify complex often ambiguous problems
• You have a deep fascination with the intersection of engineering design and how businesses grow and scale
• You are comfortable communicating broadly and having a lot of eyes on your work. This role can at-times require comms to large groups and senior leadership
• You enjoy working at a place where no one minds if you leave early one day to go to an appointment or run an errand, but you also don’t mind responding to Slacks in the evening while you’re watching Netflix
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Basic understanding of engineering design within one or more of the following: aerospace, software, maritime, or electronics
• Understanding of configuration management principles and how to structure Bill of Materials
• Familiarity with defense standards such as MIL-STD-881 and DOD MRA Frameworks

US Salary Range

$99,000 — $130,000 USD

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.

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