Manufacturing Data Analytics Lead

Slope; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity and benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is hiring a Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Data Analyst to guide a small team delivering analytical solutions for product lines and new developments. You will collaborate with manufacturing leadership to drive productivity, costs, and quality improvements through data-driven methods.

The role requires deep analytical skills, strong communication, and experience managing cross‑functional projects in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; Master’s preferred.
• Experience turning data into actionable manufacturing insights.
• Strong analytics and data visualization capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of data analysts to build and maintain analytical solutions.
• Engage manufacturing and cross‑functional stakeholders for success.
• Develop manufacturing solutions to raise productivity and reduce costs.
• Analyze production metrics, process flow, and resource use for improvements.
• Collaborate to align efforts with business objectives.
• Track industry trends to keep analytics cutting edge.
• Document strategies for continuous improvement.
• Lead kaizen, lean, or Six Sigma initiatives.
• Contribute to capacity planning and workforce management.
• Implement and refine manufacturing KPIs and measures.
• Support new product development from a manufacturing perspective.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Tableau

Power BI

Statistical analysis

Data presentation

Six Sigma

Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Data Science, Software Engineering or related field

MBA or MS preferred

Tools

Palantir Foundry

SQL

MS VBA

Job description

Anduril Industries is hiring a Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Data Analyst to guide a small team delivering analytical solutions for product lines and new developments. You will collaborate with manufacturing leadership to drive productivity, costs, and quality improvements through data-driven methods.

The role requires deep analytical skills, strong communication, and experience managing cross‑functional projects in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.