Senior Manufacturing Engineer & Data Analytics Lead

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

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Data Analyst to guide a small team and develop analytical solutions supporting day-to-day decisions for product lines. The role requires strong technical and analytical skills to drive business outcomes.

You will engage with manufacturing leadership to implement solutions, monitor KPIs, and contribute to capacity planning and workforce management as the company scales.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering or data field; MBA or MS preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in a manufacturing strategy or analysis role with proven impact.
• 2+ years of direct team management or cross-functional project leadership.
• Experience with data visualization tools (SQL, Python, Tableau, Power BI) and manufacturing software.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to communicate with leadership.
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing and Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of Data Analysts to develop and maintain analytics solutions.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Develop analytics to boost productivity, cut costs, and improve quality.
• Analyze production metrics, process flow, and resource use to identify improvements.
• Maintain documentation of analytics strategies for continuous improvement.
• Lead Kaizen, Lean, or Six Sigma initiatives to optimize production.

Skills

Data analysis

Team leadership

Manufacturing analytics

SQL

Python

Tableau

Power BI

TypeScript

Lean Six Sigma

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or MS preferred

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Python

PLTR Foundry

MS VBA

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Data Analyst to guide a small team and develop analytical solutions supporting day-to-day decisions for product lines. The role requires strong technical and analytical skills to drive business outcomes.

You will engage with manufacturing leadership to implement solutions, monitor KPIs, and contribute to capacity planning and workforce management as the company scales.