Deputy Head of Production, Autonomous Airpower (Fury)

The role

You will own the short-to-mid-term strategy and execution for the manufacture of the Fury autonomous fighter jet. You will lead production outcomes, scale production volumes, and manage cross-functional teams.

What you will do

• Own production outcomes for Fury, including ramp plans and people management.
• Create and execute a long-term strategy to scale production volumes.
• Lead cross-functional production teams to meet customer timelines.
• Partner with engineering to transition new designs and systems to production.
• Shape corporate tools and processes for aerospace production.
• Triage production resources to manage shifting priorities.
• Serve as a rallying point for production teams through leadership and on-site presence.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience overseeing the production and test of complex electromechanical products.
• Ownership and successful execution of NPI for multiple complex hardware products.
• Strong leadership of large (100+ person) manufacturing teams.
• Experience directing and leading large cross functional teams across planning, supply chain, engineering, quality, and production teams.
• Strong background in quality assurance and driving a quality-first culture.
• Past success operating in low rate and high rate manufacturing environments.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Ability to manage multiple (6+) large projects and priorities in parallel at a rapid pace.
• Ability to work onsite five days a week at the Asheville, OH campus.

Nice to have

• 8+ years of experience overseeing the production of highly complex aerospace products.
• Success scaling production operations by 5x or more in a high-complexity manufacturing environment.
• Ownership and successful execution of NPI for multiple complex hardware products in the aerospace or hard tech.
• Deep experience with the niche supply chains for aerospace and robotics.
• Experience managing and operating in highly secure manufacturing environments.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

Before you apply

• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening.

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.