Industrial Engineer AI Factory Planning & Simulation

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

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Santa Ana, CA, is seeking an Industrial Engineer on the Production Controls team to develop discrete event simulations and optimize manufacturing throughput for a new AI factory. You will translate analytical results into actionable production decisions and build automated workflows to increase throughput.

This hands-on role requires strong OR fundamentals, experience with production systems, and the ability to partner with design, supply, facilities, and operations to

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing production systems, factory layouts, or manufacturing lines for large, complex, low-rate products such as ships, aircraft, spacecraft, or similar.
• Demonstrated capacity or rate modeling; you have built the model, defended the number, and been held to it.
• Ability to work directly with manufacturing teams to implement process improvements based on simulation and analytical results.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Plant and equipment layouts, material flow paths, and space allocation for a new maritime factory.
• Capacity plans and rate models: units per year under a given configuration, with the sensitivity analysis behind the number.
• Sequencing of operations and work flow: how a build is broken into stations, what runs in parallel, where the unit sits and for how long.
• Discrete-event simulation of the factory and the line, used as the primary way we validate capacity before the building exists.
• Designing and optimizing the production system by integrating design, supply base, facilities, equipment, and personnel.

Skills

Production systems design

Capacity/rate modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Security clearance eligible

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Job description

Anduril Industries in Santa Ana, CA, is seeking an Industrial Engineer on the Production Controls team to develop discrete event simulations and optimize manufacturing throughput for a new AI factory. You will translate analytical results into actionable production decisions and build automated workflows to increase throughput.

This hands-on role requires strong OR fundamentals, experience with production systems, and the ability to partner with design, supply, facilities, and operations to