Senior Mechanical Supplier Industrialization Engineer

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 is seeking a Senior Supplier Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanical to lead supplier industrialization from design through production. You will coordinate with internal engineering, quality, and supply chain teams and collaborate directly with suppliers to accelerate qualification, optimize tooling, and ensure cost-efficient, high-quality manufacturability across programs.

The role requires strong mechanical fabrication expertise, ability to travel 50%+, and a track record in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field.
• 6+ years of experience in supplier quality and industrialization within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with mechanical fabrication manufacturing, IPC standards, CAD, GD&T.
• Ability to travel at least 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the mechanical fabrication commodities/subcategories to execute supplier production (NPI to full production) strategies across Anduril's business lines
• Be a force multiplier for the Supply Chain team and overall commodity strategy, demonstrating a strong sense of ownership, proactivity, technical excellence, creativity, self-direction, and courage
• Vet Suppliers' production capabilities, factory lay out, facilities, workforce for supplier inclusion in Approved Supplier List
• Support Supplier Quality Engineers (SQE) in ensuring Suppliers' understanding and adherence to the criteria for part quality set by SQE
• Own bringing up new production tooling & lines, development at Supplier as needed, at Supplier sites to ensure materials, processes & tools are capable of meeting product performance, quality (criteria set by SQE) and demand requirements
• Own capacity expansion readiness and production ramp-up at Supplier
• Establish and drive process performance and controls (SPC) reviews at Supplier
• Identify and drive product and process improvements, factory layout optimization at Supplier sites to lower part cost, reduce supply risk, eliminate potential defects, and improve cycle time over the product lifecycle
• Support SQE with root cause task force at Anduril by working in tandem with the Supply Chain team, Suppliers , and be responsible for closing the loop of root cause corrective/preventative actions at Supplier

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field

6+ years of experience in supplier quality and industrialization within a manufacturing environment

Experience with mechanical fabrication manufacturing, IPC standards, CAD, GD&T

Ability to travel at least 50% of the time

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Supplier Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanical to lead supplier industrialization from design through production. You will coordinate with internal engineering, quality, and supply chain teams and collaborate directly with suppliers to accelerate qualification, optimize tooling, and ensure cost-efficient, high-quality manufacturability across programs.

The role requires strong mechanical fabrication expertise, ability to travel 50%+, and a track record in