Staff Production Program Lead – Roadrunner (25% Travel)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Job summary

Anduril Industries, Inc. is seeking a Staff Production Program Manager for the Roadrunner program. You will own the build plan across sites, model rate scenarios, and drive recovery for production deficits, while sizing labor and equipment to support ramp and site transitions.

You will own cost models, run variance analyses, and lead tradeoff studies on make vs buy, supplier transitions, and containment actions, reporting to the Deputy Head of Production. Up to 25% travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Finance, or a related field.
• 12+ years in production program management, 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.
• Demonstrated cross functional execution without formal authority.
• 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 the Roadrunner production cost model and track COGS reduction through the rate ramp.
• Run variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior period, and lead root cause investigation on divergence.
• Lead tradeoff studies with quantified cost and schedule outcomes, including make versus buy, alternate part qualification, premium freight, capital equipment, and rework versus scrap.
• 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

Cross-functional execution

Data-driven modeling

Budget management

Security clearance readiness

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Operations/Finance

Tools

Oracle

SAP

SQL

Python

BI tooling

Job description

Anduril Industries, Inc. is seeking a Staff Production Program Manager for the Roadrunner program. You will own the build plan across sites, model rate scenarios, and drive recovery for production deficits, while sizing labor and equipment to support ramp and site transitions.

You will own cost models, run variance analyses, and lead tradeoff studies on make vs buy, supplier transitions, and containment actions, reporting to the Deputy Head of Production. Up to 25% travel is expected.