Production Program Manager - Manufacturing Excellence

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, seeks a Production Project Manager to guide high-volume manufacturing initiatives. You’ll partner with engineering, supply chain, operations, quality, finance and leadership to drive efficiency, schedule attainment, and risk mitigation while delivering on time and budget.

The role emphasizes transition to production readiness, process optimization, and design for manufacturability with strong collaboration across functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business or related field.
• 4+ years in operations project or program management in hardware.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and project methodologies (Agile, Lean, Six Sigma).
• Excellent problem solving, analytics and leadership to align cross-functional teams.
• Working knowledge of AI LLM models such as Claude.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional projects to align production with business goals.
• Drive continuous improvement, efficiency, and cost effectiveness in manufacturing.
• Develop data-driven reporting on KPIs and project status for leadership.

Skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Communication

Data-driven

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Operations/Business

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Gantt charts

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, seeks a Production Project Manager to guide high-volume manufacturing initiatives. You’ll partner with engineering, supply chain, operations, quality, finance and leadership to drive efficiency, schedule attainment, and risk mitigation while delivering on time and budget.

The role emphasizes transition to production readiness, process optimization, and design for manufacturability with strong collaboration across functions.