Director, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Digital Systems

Anduril Industries

  • Costa Mesa, CA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 day ago
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 Business Systems team is responsible for building and improving the many business systems that enables Anduril to accomplish its mission. We call this system-of-systems “ArsenalOS”. Within ArsenalOS lies a suite of digital software solutions aimed at solving the problems for our manufacturing and supply chain departments, which we call ProductionOS (ProdOS for short).As the Director of ProdOS, you will own the design, development and delivery of digital supply chain and manufacturing systems at Anduril across all product lines. You will be the leader of a cross-discipline team of product managers, software and enterprise engineers, data analysts, solution and business process architects, and other technologists responsible for delivering solutions that elevate the performance of Anduril's manufacturing and supply chain departments.To accomplish this, you will build strong cross-functional partnerships and lead through influence, especially in areas such as digital tools, process development, test engineering, supply chain, material handling, and manufacturing engineering. You will develop a detailed understanding of each team's challenges and requirements to understand what solutions can best address their needs, architect and build solutions, and drive adoption, all to ultimately provide operational leverage to your customer organizations. Because these teams have different use cases and timelines, you must be an agile, general-athlete style product thinker who can dive deep into intricacies of how one team executes a technical workflow, closely examine the metrics of the systems to understand failure points, map an intertwined set of dependencies to build a coherent roadmap, and update executives on the current and future sets of your program all in the course of a single day.WHAT YOU"LL DO:
  • Developing the ProdOS vision for Anduril, ensuring that our internal tech stack maximizes the impact of Manufacturing and Supply Chain users across the hardware development cycle, making one of our engineers as effective as five at traditional manufacturers.
  • Serve as the “single threaded leader” for ProdOS, orchestrating the investment made by many teams (Software PM and engineers, Analytics Engineers, Solution and Business Architects, Sysadmins, etc.) within the Corporate Technology department and be the point of contact between CorpTech and all Manufacturing/Supply Chain departments at the company.
  • Crafting a ProdOS roadmap that is outcome-driven and dissects the difference between urgent and important-and prioritizes accordingly.
  • Communicating across stakeholders on your program's development and roadmap, as well as monitoring and reporting on program performance to understand if business outcomes are getting met.
  • Driving adoption and enablement through the use of change management tools, schedules, and user engagement (UAT, training, sandbox environment, piloting, etc).
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • 10+ years in Product or Program Management, dealing with both technical and non-technical teams
  • Experience at advanced and scaled manufacturing companies, such as automotive, aerospace, defense, semiconductor, etc.
  • Expertise in Manufacturing and Supply Chain processes and the software tools that enable them (including but not limited to MES, IIoT/Industry 4.0, PLM, QMS, Config / Change Management, ERP)
  • Expertise in the development of both 1P (built) and 3P (bought) enterprise systems, with strong understanding of: access controls / security, infrastructure, feature development, configuration, administration, integrations, etc.
  • Experience with coordinating and directing the effort made by a wide variety of technologist skillsets, including software development (PMs and engineers), enterprise systems (solution architects, solution engineers, sys admins), and data (analytic and data engineers, analysts)
  • Exposure to both high-rate and prototype/low-rate manufacturing processes, as well as different manufacturing types (continuous, batch)
  • Deeply analytical in nature, with the ability to harness data to drive decisions and build solutions to capture and enrich data where it is lacking
  • Strong critical thinking skills, with the ability to challenge traditional approaches when it comes to developing technology solutions rather than just default to “buy new shiny software” mentality
  • Experience influencing stakeholders from the shop floor to the boardroom across vision-setting, culture, program updates, and postmortems.
  • Demonstrated success decomposing a problem into addressable component parts and arranging the correct sequencing
  • Proven ability to “see around corners” by crafting a strategy for 12-18 months into the future
  • Excellent written / verbal communication and project management skills
  • Ability to think systemically, take decisive action quickly, and above everything else, find a way for the business to win
  • Must be able to travel up to 33% of the time, as your stakeholders will be geographically dispersed
  • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Engineering background in robotics, process automation, software/data engineering, manufacturing analytics, and applied ML/AI.
  • Understanding of modern software engineering paradigms: API-first design, event-driven and micro services architectures, loosely coupled systems, adapter patterns, request/response and pub-sub models.
  • Working knowledge of industrial controls and test engineering interfaces, including industrial protocols, driver development, and data handling.
  • Appreciation for virtual-first tools-such as digital builds for DFx, safety, ergonomic assessments, and virtual commissioning of controls systems.
US Salary Range$206,000—$309,000 USDThe 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:
  • Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
  • For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
  • For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
  • Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
  • Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
  • 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
  • Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
  • Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
  • A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
  • Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
  • Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
  • Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)
The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit .

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