Lead, Production Analytics & Applications

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Lead, Production Application Engineering to guide a small team of engineers and develop analytical solutions that support day-to-day decision making across product lines and new development efforts.

You will engage manufacturing leadership and cross‑functional partners to implement analytics that boost productivity, reduce costs, improve quality, and ensure manufacturability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; MBA or MS preferred.
• Experience with data visualization tools: SQL, Python, Typescript, Tableau, PowerBI, PLTR Foundry, MS VBA.
• 8+ years in a manufacturing strategy/analysis role with tangible results.
• 2+ years of direct team management or cross‑functional project leadership.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing and Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of engineers to develop and maintain analytical solutions.
• Collaborate with manufacturing leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Develop and implement analytics to improve productivity, reduce costs, and enhance quality.
• Analyze production data, process flow, and resource utilization to identify improvements.
• Document analytical solution strategies for continuous improvement.
• Lead kaizen, lean, or Six Sigma initiatives to optimize processes.
• Support capacity planning and workforce management.
• Define and refine manufacturing KPIs to measure performance.

Skills

Data visualization

SQL

Python

Tableau

Power BI

PLTR Foundry

MS VBA

Leadership

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Data Science or related field

MBA or MS preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Statistical software

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Lead, Production Application Engineering to guide a small team of engineers and develop analytical solutions that support day-to-day decision making across product lines and new development efforts.

You will engage manufacturing leadership and cross‑functional partners to implement analytics that boost productivity, reduce costs, improve quality, and ensure manufacturability.