Project Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

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 JOB The Manufacturing Team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware, including static equipment, moving ground equipment, and flight vehicles. In this position, you will own large parts of the end-to-end manufacturing KPI tracking - enhancing transparency and generating actional reports to support strategic and tactical decision making. You’ll support increasing efficiencies throughout our end-to-end processes, all with a focus on introducing scale and resiliency into our growing people and tools footprint. If you thrive in fast-paced, technical environments and excel at juggling multiple responsibilities, we want to hear from you. WHAT YOU'LL DO: Program Oversight and Support Support program managers and manufacturing leadership in preparation and management of critical technical and business forums Provide structure to ambiguity and helping drive manufacturing engineering stakeholders towards decisions on tactical and strategic issues Develop and execute strategies to drive business impact and outcomes Data Analysis and Reporting Execute scrappy analyses on short-timelines to get answers quickly, while also considering more scalable solutions that will make Anduril successful in the long term Analyze manufacturing data to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement manufacturing processes. Facilitate data-driven decision-making by providing timely and accurate manufacturing information. Systems and Processes Improvement Develop an understanding of how our manufacturing engineering systems (ERP, MRP, PLM etc.) function and how to leverage data from them to equip manufacturing engineering teams with insights and tools to make tactical and strategic decisions. Analyze best practices across teams and develop ways to standardize and implement across all teams. Assist in the documentation and standardization of business procedures and reporting protocols. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, data science, business, or related field. 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, with a focus on data analysis, program support, or process improvement. Strong analytical aptitude and can intuitively think about problems in terms of numbers and data-models Strong written and verbal communication abilities, with the capacity to present complex data clearly to diverse audiences A reliable self-starter, highly organized, resourceful, with attention to detail Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience working in a manufacturing environment Familiarity with MES, ERP, and PLM systems and how they interface with each other and with operations Familiarity with Confluence/JIRA, SharePoint and Airtable Familiarity with SQL, Typescript, PowerBI, Tableau, Foundry, Databricks US Salary Range $113,000 — $149,000 USD The 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 of