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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Director of Supply Chain

Supply Chain ManagementPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeCosta Mesa, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations, or a related field is required.
  • At least 8 years of progressive supply chain and procurement leadership experience in aerospace, defense, hardware devices, automotive or electric vehicles, or advanced hardware manufacturing is required.
  • A proven record of career progression and organizational tenure, demonstrated through growth or promotions within prior companies, is required.
  • Direct experience scaling a production line to high volumes of hundreds of complex mechanical or electrical units per month is required.
  • Experience operating at extreme speed and amid ambiguity, delivering commitments while design definitions or specifications are evolving, is required.
  • Deep expertise in supplier quality management, qualification processes, Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), and AS9100 compliance is required.
  • Hands-on experience deploying and operating modern Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) is required.
  • Willingness to travel up to 25% to visit local and regional supply partners is required.
  • Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen or permanent resident) and eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and execute an aggressive, agile supply-chain strategy supporting high-rate manufacturing for the Venom hardware line.
  • Lead, mentor, and scale an operational supply-chain team supporting a production organization of more than 50 personnel.
  • Drive supplier identification, qualification, and performance under dynamic conditions, managing suppliers while initial engineering requirements or scopes are evolving.
  • Compress standard six-month industry lead times into rapid turnarounds without sacrificing quality or system reliability.
  • Own supplier quality engineering, inspection, validation, and qualification processes, using DFMEA and quality standards to mitigate part-failure risks.
  • Lead commercial and cost negotiations with critical vendors, pursuing speed, flexibility, and volume pricing beyond standard long-term agreements.
  • Optimize end-to-end material flow, inventory control, and warehousing using ERP and WMS.
  • Maintain manufacturing and audit compliance standards, including AS9100 quality management.
  • Partner with central Arsenal manufacturing hubs, corporate commodity managers, and engineering teams to conduct make-or-buy analyses and resolve design-to-production bottlenecks.
  • Serve as the primary escalation point when suppliers slip by diagnosing root causes, executing recovery plans, and ensuring the production line does not stop.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior experience in fast-turn, high-consequence hardware environments is preferred.
  • A master's degree or MBA in a technical or business discipline is preferred.
  • An active U.S. Secret or higher security clearance is preferred.
  • Familiarity with defense contracting practices, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliance is preferred.

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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