Senior Optimization Engineer - Shipbuilding Scheduling & AI

Visa Hunt; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Numerical Optimization Engineer for the LOKI initiative. You will develop scheduling and optimization algorithms to generate manufacturing precedence graphs from 3D geometry and BOMs.

Build systems that replan production schedules within 10 minutes when disruptions occur, using constraint solvers, MILP, CP, and graph algorithms. You will collaborate with manufacturing teams to convert workflows into mathematical models, write robust production-grade code,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building production software systems.
• Deep expertise in numerical optimization: linear programming, MILP, constraint programming, metaheuristics.
• Strong fluency in modern software architectures, APIs, distributed systems, CI/CD, cloud/edge infrastructure.
• Expert proficiency in Python for scientific computing with NumPy, SciPy, Pandas.
• Hands-on experience with optimization libraries and solvers (Gurobi, CPLEX, OR-Tools, SCIP, PuLP, CVXPY, Pyomo).
• Strong knowledge of constraint satisfaction, graph algorithms, and computational complexity.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement advanced optimization algorithms to generate manufacturing precedence graphs from 3D CAD geometry, BOMs, and process definitions.
• Build production scheduling systems that replan operations in under 10 minutes when disruptions occur using MILP, CP, and metaheuristics.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to translate workflows into mathematical optimization models.
• Write production-quality, tested code and engage in code reviews and architecture discussions.
• Apply computational geometry to extract manufacturing dependencies from CAD models and 3D geometry.
• Develop graph algorithms modeling dependencies, constraints, tooling, and skills across shipbuilding operations.
• Solve large-scale optimization problems using commercial and open-source solvers to optimize makespan, resources, and flow.
• Deploy and operate systems in factory environments, including edge compute and OT networks.
• Perform rigorous testing and performance analysis to ensure sub-10-minute replanning at scale.
• Leverage AI tooling in development workflows and contribute to engineering practices.
• Join an on-call rotation supporting production factory systems.
• Collaborate with data engineers to integrate optimization engines with real-time data, PLM, ERP, and MES.

Skills

Numerical optimization

Python for scientific computing

Distributed systems / CI/CD

Education

CS / Applied Mathematics / OR

Tools

Gurobi

CPLEX

OR-Tools

PuLP / CVXPY

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Numerical Optimization Engineer for the LOKI initiative. You will develop scheduling and optimization algorithms to generate manufacturing precedence graphs from 3D geometry and BOMs.

Build systems that replan production schedules within 10 minutes when disruptions occur, using constraint solvers, MILP, CP, and graph algorithms. You will collaborate with manufacturing teams to convert workflows into mathematical models, write robust production-grade code,