Maritime Production Leader for Autonomous Vehicle Programs

Anduril Industries; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Santa Ana, CA leads a maritime autonomous vehicle program and builds the production organization from scratch to scale from prototype builds through full-rate production. You will oversee manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and production support worldwide, ensuring alignment with strategic direction and adequate resourcing.

The role requires leading cross-functional teams, setting objectives, and driving execution, including travel up to 25% to facilities and customer

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing or production for complex electromechanical systems.
• Experience building and leading production teams and organizations.
• Demonstrated experience scaling production from NPI through full-rate production.
• Experience with production systems (ERP, MES, QMS).
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Own all production activity: manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and production support.
• Build and lead the production organization, hiring across manufacturing engineering, quality, and operations.
• Establish manufacturing processes and production infrastructure for complex electromechanical vehicles.
• Drive the manufacturing development lifecycle: Concept, Prototype, LRIP, FRP.
• Manage production budgets, schedules, and on-time delivery performance.
• Own production readiness reviews and design handoff from engineering.
• Coordinate supply chain including demand planning, procurement, and warehouse operations.
• Implement and optimize production systems (ERP, MES, QMS).
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with AS9100D and customer quality requirements.

Skills

Production leadership

Scale production

Production systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Industrial

Tools

ERP

MES

QMS

Job description

Anduril Industries in Santa Ana, CA leads a maritime autonomous vehicle program and builds the production organization from scratch to scale from prototype builds through full-rate production. You will oversee manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and production support worldwide, ensuring alignment with strategic direction and adequate resourcing.

The role requires leading cross-functional teams, setting objectives, and driving execution, including travel up to 25% to facilities and customer