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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Lead Industrial Engineer

Manufacturing EngineeringPosted on Nov 10
Full-timeNorth Kingstown, RI, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Excellence, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 5–7 years of experience in industrial engineering or a similar position.
  • Demonstrated ability to scale production in a resource-constrained environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to measurably improve production metrics such as cost, yield, and throughput.
  • Deep understanding of manufacturing systems, processes, and organizations needed to enable scalable production.
  • Proficiency in industrial engineering tools such as 2D and 3D CAD, Excel, and Minitab.
  • Project management skills and experience leading cross-functional projects.
  • Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Own the design and bring-up of factory production lines, collaborating with Facilities, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, and Material Flow organizations.
  • Partner with manufacturing leadership to assess and solve build-plan scenarios and align factory design strategy for future manufacturing sites.
  • Lead site-wide initiatives to solve ongoing production issues, coordinate redesigns and modifications to current lines, and support deployment and harmonization of Industrial Engineering between sites.
  • Lead a team of Industrial Engineers across multiple products or a product family to set up and optimize production systems.
  • Create and standardize internal tools and processes, mentor and train junior team members, and foster a collaborative and accountable work environment.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert in Industrial Engineering fundamentals and tools, including capacity and labor modeling, factory design, simulation, process improvement, and data analytics.
  • Produce and maintain capacity models and production ramp plans to define labor planning, capital expenditure requirements, workstation design, and throughput gaps.
  • Design facility layouts and production lines using CAD and simulation to meet process requirements, production targets, optimize resource allocation and material flow, and maximize productivity and quality.
  • Identify and champion improvements to causes of high variability or production bottlenecks, and drive actions to resolution across disciplines and stakeholders.
  • Use data-driven approaches to production design and process improvements to improve throughput.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience building or transforming successful production operations organizations and leading large-scale initiatives that influence culture, define tools and processes, and improve competencies.
  • Experience leading and managing teams on fast-paced, complex projects.
  • Exposure to defense, aerospace, or automotive industries.
  • Previous experience designing, building out, and commissioning greenfield or brownfield factories.
  • Current active U.S. Secret security clearance.

About the Company

Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Anduril builds autonomous weapons, such as drones, cruise missiles, and robot submarines, for the US military and its allies, often developing them with its own money before any order arrives. In 2024 it beat Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman for an Air Force contract to develop Fury, a pilotless jet that flies alongside crewed fighters. Its Lattice software merges camera and radar feeds into one live map and lets a few operators direct many drones and weapons at once, including other companies' systems. Governments buy its systems under contract, and Anduril builds much of the hardware in its own factories. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey co-founded Anduril in 2017, and it is based in Costa Mesa, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Private
Total funding
$11.5B
Headquarters
Costa Mesa, CA
Founded
2017

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