Staff Industrial Engineer, Supply Chain Material Flow

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Benefits

Generous time off

Family Planning & Parenting Support

Mental Health Resources

Professional Development

Job summary

A defense technology company is looking for a Staff Industrial Engineer to optimize its supply chain operations in Costa Mesa, California. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience in high-rate manufacturing environments and the ability to read technical documentation. Responsibilities include collaborating with teams and improving metrics related to production efficiency. This role offers a competitive salary range of $166,000 to $220,000 and extensive benefits that include healthcare and generous time off.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in high-rate supply chain or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read technical documentation.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Optimize supply chain warehousing and material flow.
• Collaborate with various internal teams including Supply Chain and Engineering.
• Monitor production line health and efficiency.

Skills

Data utilization in manufacturing

Technical documentation reading

Process simulation software

Lean Manufacturing principles

Tools

Siemens Plant Simulation

Visual Components

Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

Warehouse Management System (WMS)

Job description

Overview

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 JOB

Anduril’s Supply Chain team is seeking a Staff Industrial Engineer to join us. Working with a global network of suppliers to support a global manufacturing platform takes people who are willing to work hard and find ways to win. As a Staff Industrial Engineer, you will have the responsibility to optimize Anduril’s supply chain warehousing and material flow operations for best-in-class quality, reliability, speed, and asset utilization, while meeting critical customer deployment and internal development timelines. Executing on this responsibility will entail active collaboration with other Anduril teams, including but not limited to Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Business Operations. The right person can demonstrate past holistic ownership on solving operational challenges with creative solutions in a fast-paced, resource-limited environment. This role requires flexibility to provide support wherever needed to ensure products are built and shipped under stringent quality standards. If you thrive in such an environment, this role is for you.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Passionately work across multiple programs from development to full rate production to scale best-in-class solutions to align with maturity of manufacturing process
• Proactively identify imbalances and bottlenecks caused by inventory processes, line layouts, parts shortages, staffing shortages, and other production constraints; flag constraints with the appropriate owners across Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality, and drive to resolution
• Own the metrics, KPIs, and reporting associated with monitoring production line health and efficiency, such as cycle time, throughput rate, capacity, utilization, process non-conformities, and inventory accuracy
• Time studies of current and developing processes to ensure efficiency across warehouse and operations
• Develop processes to optimize workplans for highly variable demands across multiple sites
• Translate tools and reports into actionable tasks that impact the health of warehouse operations across a plethora of processes and sites
• Produce and maintain tools to increase accuracy of work demand for new facilities and maturing processes using a data-driven approach with tools such as value stream mapping, process mapping, and line balancing techniques
• Be proactive and contribute to the warehouse team by valuing incremental improvements and pushing them to the floor as quickly as possible, iterating until a world-class level is reached

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 12+ years of experience in a high-rate supply chain or manufacturing environment, where complex mechanical and/or electrical assemblies are built with heavy data utilization
• Ability to read technical documentation such as drawings and CAD data, understanding a variety of hardware manufacturing processes for electronics (PCBAs, sensor hardware, etc.) and structures, mechanical components, and electromechanical systems
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• Ability to relocate, if not already local, to onsite in Costa Mesa, CA

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with Siemens Plant Simulation, Visual Components, or Process Simulation software to model a production line and run production scenarios
• Experience with department or factory design and set up – value stream mapping, flow lines, continuous flow, one piece flow, workstation design
• Ability to completely own a value chain from start to finish, measuring each step of the process, creating actionable tasks that lead to significant and sustainable business improvements
• Demonstrated ability to present project results to a cross-functional team with clearly related data and proposed next steps
• Prior experience with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) or Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• Prior knowledge of NetSuite, Oracle or a similar ERP system
• Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing principles to drive manufacturing productivity
• Experience delivering successful projects by being hands-on with the process, including gemba walks, operational analysis, poka-yoke solutions, and other practices to enable teams to be successful without massive CAPEX
• Experience interacting with SQL databases – storage of information and building custom queries for tracking production and inventory-related metrics

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

US Salary Range: $166,000 - $220,000 USD

US Hourly Range: $166,000 - $220,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, including base salary, work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and 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.

Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Healthcare Benefits
• US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you
• UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents
• IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents

• Additional Benefits
• Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees
• Generous time off: PTO with holiday hiatus; Caregiver & Wellness Leave
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility treatments, adoption, and related resources
• Mental Health Resources: Free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching
• Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
• Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits by region

Note: This description contains the key elements of the role and its requirements. For details about compensation and benefits, refer to the official job posting provided by Anduril HR.