Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer

The role

You will own the manufacturing readiness and production performance of the external supply base for an Undersea, Reconnaissance & Strike business line. This involves industrializing the Dive-LD vehicle's supply chain, including pressure vessels, electronics, and sensors.

What you will do

• Own supplier industrialization end-to-end for an assigned URS product line.
• Analyze and validate true supplier capacity through value stream mapping and capacity modeling.
• Partner with suppliers' manufacturing and industrial engineering teams to optimize process flow and factory layout.
• Partner with Supplier Quality Engineering to drive PPAP, FAI, control plans, PFMEA, and process qualification.
• Establish and drive process performance and statistical process control reviews at supplier sites.
• Own bring-up of new production tooling, fixtures, and lines at supplier sites.
• Own capacity expansion readiness and production ramp-up at suppliers.
• Vet supplier production capability, facilities, equipment, and workforce for the Approved Supplier List.
• Identify and drive product and process improvements at supplier sites.
• Support root cause task forces in tandem with Supply Chain, Quality, and the supplier.

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in industrialization, supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, or process engineering within a manufacturing environment
• Bachelor's degree in engineering (BSME, BSEE, BSIE, manufacturing, materials) or a related technical field
• Demonstrated experience taking a product or supplier from prototype/NPI through production ramp, including tooling and line bring-up
• Hands-on experience with value stream mapping, capacity modeling, and production flow optimization on a live manufacturing floor
• Working knowledge of quality fundamentals including PPAP, FAI/AS9102, control plans, PFMEA, and SPC
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and GD&T
• Ability to travel up to 25% to supplier sites, domestic and international
• Ability to work onsite in Quincy, MA
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

• Experience industrializing complex assemblies where mechanical, electrical, and structural commodities have to be brought up in parallel
• Experience with maritime, subsea, or pressure-critical hardware
• Familiarity with large machined structures, fabrication, welding, and finishing processes, or with electronics manufacturing and SMT processing
• Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, marine, or another high-reliability industry
• Familiarity with developing and producing high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other structured continuous improvement methodologies
• Prior knowledge of Oracle or a similar ERP system and of PLM/MBOM structures
• Exposure to working in a fast-paced, start-up environment
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Anduril Maritime is fielding the next generation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs).