Manufacturing Planner, Maritime Production

Anduril-1; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Santa Ana, CA, is seeking a Manufacturing Planner for Maritime Production to bridge engineering design, supply chain, and shop-floor execution. You will define operational sequences, create detailed manufacturing plans, and ensure clear work instructions that meet NAVSEA-like standards.

You will drive MES routings, BOM integrity, and production schedules while collaborating across Design, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to support ramp-up and cost targets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in manufacturing planning within hardware environments.
• Experience in NPI and transitioning designs to high-rate production.
• Proficient in MBOMs, routings, and EBOM/MBOM translation.
• Hands-on MES and PDM software experience.
• Ability to read complex drawings and specs accurately.
• Able to manage timelines, resources, and budgets under pressure.
• U.S. Person with eligibility for a Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Direct creation and maintenance of comprehensive manufacturing plans.
• Translate 2D/3D drawings into clear work instructions and routings.
• Oversee MBOM and as-built configuration management.
• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain on sequencing.
• Coordinate engineering changes affecting MES routings and schedules.
• Interface between Design, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to align goals.
• Contribute to DFX input to optimize cost, quality, and scalability.
• Provide floor support during NPI, prototyping, and ramp-ups.

Skills

Manufacturing Planning

NPI Experience

MBOMs

MES

PDM

Engineering Drawings

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Industrial/Mechanical Engineering or related

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

JIRA

Oracle ERP

Job description

Manufacturing Planner, Maritime Production

Santa Ana, California, United States

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

Anduril’s Manufacturing Technology, Maritime Team is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Maritime Systems. The Maritime Manufacturing Technology Team is responsible for rapidly developing and implementing manufacturing technologies and processes for cutting‑edge defense hardware, including deployable static and moving surface, undersea and sea to air vehicles and scaling these products in our new manufacturing facilities.

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Manufacturing Planner, you will own the critical bridge between engineering design, supply chain, and shop‑floor execution for our advanced autonomous systems. In this role, you will be responsible for defining the operational sequence of how we build hardware at scale. You will direct the creation and maintenance of detailed manufacturing plans, build and optimize MES routings, manage BOM structures, and ensure that technicians have clear, repeatable work instructions compliant with rigorous customer standards (including NAVSEA). You will play a pivotal role in turning broader functional plans into actionable processes, managing configuration changes, and maintaining production schedules within established timelines and budgets.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Manufacturing Planning & Execution: Direct the creation and maintenance of comprehensive manufacturing plans, oversee the translation of complex 2D/3D engineering drawings into clear work instructions, and optimize operational process routings in our MES.
• Bill of Materials Management: Own the strategy for creation and maintenance of the MBOM and as‑built configuration management, ensuring accurate translation from the EBOM.
• Production Scheduling & Prioritization: Partner with Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain to establish build sequences, monitor order flow, and make sequencing and allocation decisions to support production ramp‑up.
• Engineering Change Coordination: Manage engineering changes across active manufacturing plans, assessing impact on active MES routings, work‑in‑progress, and hardware delivery timelines.
• Cross‑Functional Alignment: Serve as a primary interface between Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Production Operations to align on goals, resolve line blockers, and meet delivery commitments.
• DFX Producibility Input: Collaborate upstream with design teams during DFM and DFA reviews to ensure assembly sequences, build procedures, and routings are optimized for cost, quality, and scalability.
• Continuous Improvement: Analyze manufacturing discrepancies, scrap, and operational process data using first‑principles problem‑solving and root‑cause analysis to enhance production efficiency and yield.
• Shop‑Floor Support: Provide hands‑on manufacturing planning support directly on the floor during New Product Introduction (NPI), prototype builds, and rate ramp‑ups.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing planning, production planning, or production control within a complex electromechanical or hardware manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience in a NPI environment, transitioning complex products from design into sustained, high‑rate production.
• Demonstrated expertise in creating and maintaining MBOMs, building process routings, and translating EBOM structures.
• Hands‑on experience with MES and Product Data Management (PDM) software.
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting complex engineering drawings, technical specifications, and process maps.
• Proven track record of navigating aggressive timelines, resource trade‑offs, and prioritization decisions to support delivery commitments.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export‑controlled information or facilities.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Direct experience in the maritime, naval, or aerospace defense industry, with an understanding of associated quality and documentation standards (e.g., NAVSEA, MIL‑SPEC).
• Hands‑on experience with ERP systems (such as Oracle) for material and production planning.
• Experience with CAD and PLM software (e.g., Siemens NX, Teamcenter) and issue‑tracking platforms (e.g., JIRA).
• Understanding of statistical process control (SPC), capacity planning, and lean manufacturing principles.

US Salary Range

$129,000 - $171,000 USD

The 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. Additionally, Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including:

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

As set forth in Anduril Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

VETERAN CATEGORIES

• A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service‑connected disability.
• A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three‑year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
• An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
• An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

DISABILITY CATEGORIES

• Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
• Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
• Blind or low vision
• Cancer (past or present)
• Cardiovascular or heart disease
• Celiac disease
• Cerebral palsy
• Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
• Diabetes
• Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
• Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
• Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
• Intellectual or developmental disability
• Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
• Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
• Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
• Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
• Neurodivergence, for example, attention‑deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
• Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
• Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
• Short stature (dwarfism)
• Traumatic brain injury

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