Head of Production, Imaging

SilverShoots; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 261,000 - 346,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries, based in Lexington, MA, is seeking a Senior Director to coordinate production operations across multiple objectives and locations. You will own outcomes such as ramp plans and headcount, driving cross-functional teams to meet deadlines and budgets.

The role requires leading production, supply chain, and quality functions to execute Anduril’s 5-year vision to become a next-generation aerospace manufacturer.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in a Production leadership role with a track record of scaling products from prototype to full-rate production.
• Strong ability to work cross-functionally in an unstructured environment, startup experience preferred.
• Experience with discrete production ops in deeply technical industries (aerospace, electronics, medical, or automotive). Production engineering/manufacturing exp is a plus.
• Owned a new product ramp through full-rate production.

Responsibilities

• Own Production outcomes such as ramp plan, headcount, and budget.
• Lead cross-functional teams to achieve production milestones and on-time delivery.
• Drive Production, Supply Chain, and Quality to meet 5-year strategic goals for full-rate production.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Deployment Operations, and Program Management to ensure success.
• Mature products from low-rate to full-rate production across lifecycle stages.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Operations management

People leadership

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor of Science or higher in a technical discipline

Tools

PLM

ERP

MES

QMS

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

The Imaging Business Line, within Mission Systems Division, is responsible for tackling the most difficult problems involving computer vision, perception, electro-optical, infrared, and sensor data. The team develops state-of-the‑art imaging systems across both hardware and software. Imaging products are deployed to tackle the most significant security challenges of America and its allies. The Imaging team is based in Lexington, Massachusetts.

We are seeking a Senior Director to coordinate all of our production operations across a variety of objectives and locations. The Head of Production owns execution, operational direction, career pathing, and production vision for a suite of Anduril products. Your job will be to provide consistent, flawless execution for a variety of products and programs.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Own all Production outcomes such as, ramp plan, Headcount, etc.
• Drive all people and resources to drive all production outcomes.
• Serve as tactical leader for Anduril’s rapidly growing production operations for a product or suite of products.
• Hold cross functional teams accountable to meeting demands, deadlines and goals to deliver the production on time and within budget.
• Drive Production, Supply Chain, and Quality, teams to build and execute upon Anduril’s 5-year strategic vision to become a next-generation aerospace and defense manufacturer, capable of full rate production.
• Deliver production outcomes as the products mature from production development to full rate production.
• Build strong partnerships with Engineering, Deployment Operations, and Program Management to execute success.
• Mature products from low rate to full rate production by driving processes and systems as needed throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Establish and manage team to financial, quality, and on-time delivery KPIs to understand how our manufacturing operations are impacting our business.
• Advise on development and oversee implementation of digital technologies, from PLM and ERP to our custom MES and QMS systems, that enable our production operations to efficiently scale while meeting customer requirements.
• Be accountable to AS9100D guidelines.
• Be a partner to Anduril Imaging leadership for Manufacturing strategy.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years in a Production leadership role with a track record of successfully scaling products from prototype to full rate production on the order of 1000s.
• Strong ability to work cross-functionally in an unstructured, ambiguous environment. Startup experience preferred.
• Experience with discrete production operations in a deeply technical industry such as aerospace, consumer electronics, medical, or automotive. Production engineering manufacturing experience also a plus.
• Must have owned a new product ramp through full rate production.
• Experience managing a P&L in a Production environment.
• Experience managing workforce of at least 100+ employees across quality, supply chain, manufacturing engineering and technicians.
• Relentless drive for continuous improvement and solving high impact business problems through highly leveraged process, business systems, and data.
• Strong outcome orientation with the ability to drive initiatives from inception to implementation and adoption. Willing and able to dive into tactical execution mode to move the effort forward.
• Ability to work with a strong engineering team on a technical level.
• Positive and inspirational leader with the demonstrated ability to assess, attract and retain high-quality talent and build high-performing teams.
• Strong problem solving and analytic skills with the ability to understand how problems and their solutions fit with the wider organization and its operations.
• Bachelor of Science or higher degree in a technical discipline preferred, not required.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

US Salary Range$261,000—$346,000 USDThe 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. 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.

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