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

Performance-based incentives

Job summary

Anduril Industries in California is seeking a Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Mechanical to accelerate supplier qualification and production ramp with a focus on quality, cost, and cycle time. You will coordinate with engineering, quality, and supply chain teams and collaborate directly with suppliers to implement robust production strategies.

Ideal candidates will bring mechanical fabrication expertise, CAD/GD&T proficiency, and a willingness to travel up to 50% of the time.

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 specific category technical expertise, as applicable, 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

Skills

Travel readiness

Education

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

Tools

CAD

GD&T

IPC standards

Job description

Anduril Industries in California is seeking a Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Mechanical to accelerate supplier qualification and production ramp with a focus on quality, cost, and cycle time. You will coordinate with engineering, quality, and supply chain teams and collaborate directly with suppliers to implement robust production strategies.

Ideal candidates will bring mechanical fabrication expertise, CAD/GD&T proficiency, and a willingness to travel up to 50% of the time.