Head of Digital Shipbuilding & Maritime Systems

Speedrun Talent Network; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 345,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Head of Digital for Shipbuilding in Costa Mesa, CA to drive design, development and deployment of Digital Infrastructure for Maritime programs, ensuring a unified digital thread and alignment with corporate technology.

You will lead a cross‑disciplinary team, manage contracts and resourcing, and collaborate with IT, Security and Program teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions for Navy‑grade manufacturing under regulated conditions.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Engineering, Computer Science, Economics or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience leading cross discipline software engineering teams executing across many disparate lines of effort in highly regulated industries.
• Demonstrated experience in a modern, scaled manufacturing environment and familiarity with production system software (PLM, ERP, MES etc)
• Demonstrated experience automating complex engineering workflows and implementing robust change management and observability infrastructure
• Strong ability to synthesize customer objectives into engineering outcomes
• Ability to work in a functional matrix organization
• Designed → Built → Delivered experience
• Willingness to travel when necessary
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Specify the Digital Infrastructure required to support execution on the Shipbuilding program and as a result drive the overall digital thread for all Maritime programs.
• Manage the development, delivery, maintenance, and operations of Digital Infrastructure supporting Maritime programs.
• Define a Digital Infrastructure vision and supporting roadmap that creates a competitive advantage for Maritime operations.
• Ensure that all outgoing Maritime proposals properly articulate the Digital Infrastructure strategy, capability, and opportunity and then manage any Digital efforts on current and future Programs of Record.

Skills

Leadership

Cross‑disciplinary teams

Automation

Observability

Synthesis of objectives

Matrix organization

Willingness to travel

Security clearance eligible

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Engineering or CS or Economics

Tools

PLM

ERP

MES

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks a Head of Digital for Shipbuilding in Costa Mesa, CA to drive design, development and deployment of Digital Infrastructure for Maritime programs, ensuring a unified digital thread and alignment with corporate technology.

You will lead a cross‑disciplinary team, manage contracts and resourcing, and collaborate with IT, Security and Program teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions for Navy‑grade manufacturing under regulated conditions.