Head of Production, Maritime

The role

You will build and lead a production organization from scratch to stand up a manufacturing site. You will manage production activity, processes, and infrastructure for complex electromechanical vehicles.

What you will do

• Own all production activity: manufacturing and production support.
• Build and lead the production organization, supporting hiring across manufacturing engineering, quality, and operations.
• Establish manufacturing processes and production infrastructure for complex electromechanical vehicles.
• Drive NPI and the manufacturing development lifecycle: Concept, Prototype, LRIP, FRP.
• Manage production budgets, schedules, and on-time delivery performance.
• Own production readiness reviews and design from the production system including production engineering.
• Coordinate with supply chain including demand planning, procurement, and warehouse operations.
• Implement and optimize production systems (ERP, MES, QMS).
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with AS9100, NAVSEA, and customer quality requirements.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in manufacturing or production for complex electromechanical systems.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience building and leading production teams and organizations.
• Experience managing production budgets in the $10M+ range.
• Demonstrated experience scaling production from NPI through full-rate production.
• Deep expertise with production systems (ERP, MES, QMS).
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

• Direct experience in maritime, naval, or aerospace defense, with knowledge of NAVSEA or MIL-SPEC standards.
• Technical foundation in mechanical assembly, electrical integration, heavy metal or composite fabrication, or shipbuilding or large vehicle production.
• Hands-on technical credibility having personally built, debugged, or repaired hardware in a production environment.
• Experience with MES and ERP systems for production and material planning: working with JIRA, Siemens NX, Teamcenter (PLM), or Oracle or equivalents.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.

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.
• By submitting your application, you 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. The Maritime Manufacturing Technology Team develops and implements manufacturing technologies for cutting-edge defense hardware.