Senior Mechanical Supplier Industrialization Engineer – Defense

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 161,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Mechanical, to streamline supplier production from NPI to full production. You will work across engineering, quality, and manufacturing to qualify suppliers and optimize designs for quality, efficiency, and cost.

You will expedite tooling, ramp-up, and capacity expansion at supplier sites while maintaining stringent quality criteria and ensuring timely delivery aligned with product requirements.

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.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance and travel at least 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage mechanical fabrication commodities/subcategories to execute supplier production strategies across Anduril’s lines.
• Act as a force multiplier for the Supply Chain team and commodity strategy with ownership and proactive leadership.
• Evaluate suppliers’ production capabilities, factory layouts, facilities, and workforce for inclusion in Approved Supplier List.
• Support SQE in ensuring supplier adherence to quality criteria.
• Lead bringing up new production tooling and lines at supplier sites to meet product performance and demand requirements.
• Drive capacity expansion readiness and production ramp-up at suppliers.
• Establish SPC reviews and controls at supplier sites.
• Identify and drive product and process improvements, factory layout optimization, and cost reductions across the lifecycle.
• Collaborate with SQE to close root-cause corrective/preventive actions at suppliers.

Skills

Supply chain management

Mechanical fabrication

Quality systems

Problem solving

Education

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

Tools

CAD

GD&T

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Mechanical, to streamline supplier production from NPI to full production. You will work across engineering, quality, and manufacturing to qualify suppliers and optimize designs for quality, efficiency, and cost.

You will expedite tooling, ramp-up, and capacity expansion at supplier sites while maintaining stringent quality criteria and ensuring timely delivery aligned with product requirements.