VP, Connected Warfare Production & Operations — Global Scale

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 252,000 - 382,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, seeks a strategic VP of Production for Connected Warfare to lead production planning, supply chain, manufacturing engineering, and operations across multiple facilities, with P&L ownership and a focus on cost, quality, and delivery performance.

This executive role requires 15+ years in manufacturing leadership, 7–10 years at senior level, multi-site scaling, and a proven ability to partner with R&D, sales, and engineering to drive new product introductions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Operations Management, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, with at least 7-10 years in a senior or executive role overseeing organizations of 500+ employees; experience in a high- or hyper-growth environment.
• Proven track record of leading large, complex manufacturing operations across multiple sites or locations.
• Experience across all 5 pillars of production: production planning, supply chain, manufacturing engineering, operations, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Establish and provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple production facilities - ensuring consistency in quality, cost, and delivery performance across geographies
• Lead and build the production capabilities of a portfolio of products, balancing investment, capacity, and talent allocation across product lines and production programs
• Partner with R&D, sales, and engineering teams to lead new product introduction efforts across multiple emerging product lines, developing from scratch the production lines and processes necessary to meet our customers’ requirements
• Drive division-level production strategy including facility footprint decisions, make-vs-buy analyses, capital deployment planning, and workforce sizing aligned to multi-year business forecasts. This person owns the division's production P&L
• Establish the operational excellence framework and continuous improvement culture across the division, leveraging lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies to reduce costs, improve yields, and increase throughput
• Establish and monitor KPIs across safety, quality, delivery, schedule, and cost to ensure performance targets are met across multiple production sites, including international expansions

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Operations leadership

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

P&L management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, seeks a strategic VP of Production for Connected Warfare to lead production planning, supply chain, manufacturing engineering, and operations across multiple facilities, with P&L ownership and a focus on cost, quality, and delivery performance.

This executive role requires 15+ years in manufacturing leadership, 7–10 years at senior level, multi-site scaling, and a proven ability to partner with R&D, sales, and engineering to drive new product introductions