Senior Manufacturing Data Analyst & Process Optimizer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Data Analyst to join its Digital Manufacturing team. The role focuses on day-to-day decision-making for product lines and new products, applying strong technical and analytical skills to drive real business outcomes.

You will develop and implement manufacturing strategies with leadership to enhance productivity, reduce costs, and improve quality, while analyzing production data and leading cross-functional kaizen,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in a relevant field and master’s preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing strategy or analysis with proven impact.
• Strong data analytics, visualization, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement manufacturing strategies to boost productivity, reduce costs, and improve quality.
• Analyze production metrics, process flow, and resource utilization to identify improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align strategies with business goals.
• Monitor industry trends to keep processes cutting edge.
• Document manufacturing processes and strategies for continuous improvement.
• Lead kaizen, lean, or six sigma initiatives to optimize production.
• Contribute to capacity planning and workforce management for scalability.
• Implement and refine manufacturing KPIs to measure performance.
• Support new product development from a manufacturing perspective.

Skills

Python

Typescript

SQL

Tableau

PowerBI

PLTR Foundry

MS VBA

Data visualization

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Manufacturing software

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Data Analyst to join its Digital Manufacturing team. The role focuses on day-to-day decision-making for product lines and new products, applying strong technical and analytical skills to drive real business outcomes.

You will develop and implement manufacturing strategies with leadership to enhance productivity, reduce costs, and improve quality, while analyzing production data and leading cross-functional kaizen,