Senior Production Program Lead - Defense Hardware & Ramp

Anduril Industries; Ashville (AL); On-site; USD 158,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Staff Production Program Manager for Roadrunner to own the build plan across sites, model rate scenarios, and lead cost and capacity work with engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing operations.

Up to 25% travel, you will drive recovery plans, cost models, and supplier transitions, reporting to the Deputy Head of Production. This role blends production control with strategic program management in a fast-moving defense tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Finance, or related field.
• 12+ years in production program mgmt, manufacturing operations, or manufacturing engineering, preferably in defense, aerospace, or complex hardware.
• Experience managing production at rate, including ramp or site transition.
• Ability to independently build capacity models, cost models, and scenario analyses.
• Fluency with ERP and MES data such as Oracle, SAP, or equivalent, including independent data extraction and reconciliation.
• Experience owning or materially influencing a production budget, including variance analysis.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the Roadrunner build plan across sites, reconciled against JSOP demand and committed delivery dates
• Model rate scenarios and quantify unit level impact of schedule changes, supplier slips, and design changes
• Develop and track recovery plans against production deficits
• Size labor hours, station throughput, tooling, and headcount against the build plan through ramp and site transition
• Identify capacity constraints before commitments are made
• Own BOM coverage analysis and clear to build status, escalating shortages ahead of line impact
• Support supply chain consolidation and supplier transition activity
• Assess supplier recovery schedules for executability and dependency risk
• Bound affected population, exposure, and recovery path for quality escapes, shortages, and containments, including rework scope and completion forecasts
• Define and track corrective action closure with named owners and dates
• Standardize end to end process across Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Material Management, and Procurement
• Establish operating cadence, decision forums, escalation authority, and program metrics across safety, quality, delivery, and cost
• Produce executive readouts and analysis stating the decision required, the recommendation, and the risk

Skills

Leadership

Budget variance analysis

Cross-functional execution

Capacity modeling

Scenario analysis

Data reconciliation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Finance, or related field

MBA or equivalent graduate degree

Tools

Oracle ERP

SAP ERP

SQL

Python

BI tooling

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks a Staff Production Program Manager for Roadrunner to own the build plan across sites, model rate scenarios, and lead cost and capacity work with engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing operations.

Up to 25% travel, you will drive recovery plans, cost models, and supplier transitions, reporting to the Deputy Head of Production. This role blends production control with strategic program management in a fast-moving defense tech environment.