Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineering, Mechanical, Intelligence Systems

Anduril Industries, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 161,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries, Inc. is seeking a Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Mechanical to enable development and production flow of our critical supply base. You will coordinate with engineering, quality, supply chain, and manufacturing to implement effective supplier strategies.

The role emphasizes ownership, technical excellence, and proactive problem-solving to meet production goals and quality criteria set by SQE. Travel and security clearance are required.

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

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the mechanical fabrication commodities/subcategories to execute supplier production strategies across Anduril's business lines.
• Be a force multiplier for the Supply Chain team and overall commodity strategy with ownership and proactivity.
• Vet Suppliers' production capabilities, factory layout, facilities, and workforce for Approved Supplier List inclusion.
• Support SQE in ensuring suppliers' understanding and adherence to part quality criteria.
• Own bringing up new production tooling and lines at supplier sites to ensure materials, processes, and tools meet product requirements.
• Own capacity expansion readiness and production ramp-up at supplier sites.
• Establish and drive SPC reviews at supplier sites.
• Identify and drive product and process improvements and factory layout optimization to reduce costs and risk.

Skills

Supplier quality

Industrialization

CAD

GD&T

IPC standards

Tooling & ramp-up

Travel 50%

Security clearance

Education

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

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or metallurgical/materials engineering

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Intelligence Systems team is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and products for Intelligence Community (IC) customers. We work within the IC to understand their requirements, shape their concepts of operation, and deliver exquisite capability across their problem set. We aim to develop and deploy critically needed capabilities that address our customers' most pressing national security requirements.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Mechanical is a high-profile, cross functional position that plays an integral role in enabling development and production flow of Anduril's critical supply base. You will work in close coordination with internal engineering, quality, supply chain and manufacturing departments as well as directly with suppliers to execute effective, creative and smart supply chain strategies to achieve production goals.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• 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

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or metallurgical/materials engineering, or related technical field
• Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high tech, or another related industry
• Strong understanding of quality systems, standards, and certifications
• Familiarity with developing high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment
• Exposure to working in a fast-pace, start-up environment
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills

US Salary Range

$161,000 - $212,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits pa