Head of Production, Imaging

The role

The Head of Production owns execution, operational direction, and production vision for a suite of products. This person will coordinate production operations across various objectives and locations to deliver products from development to full rate production.

What you will do

• Own all Production outcomes such as ramp plan and headcount
• Drive all people and resources to drive all production outcomes
• Serve as tactical leader for rapidly growing production operations
• Hold cross functional teams accountable to meeting demands, deadlines and goals
• Drive Production, Supply Chain, and Quality teams to execute a 5-year strategic vision
• Deliver production outcomes as products mature from development to full rate production
• Build partnerships with Engineering, Deployment Operations, and Program Management
• Mature products from low rate to full rate production by driving processes and systems
• Establish and manage team to financial, quality, and on-time delivery KPIs
• Advise on and oversee implementation of digital technologies like PLM, ERP, MES, and QMS

Required qualifications

• 10+ years in a Production leadership role
• Track record of scaling products from prototype to full rate production on the order of 1000s
• Ability to work cross-functionally in an unstructured, ambiguous environment
• Experience with discrete production operations in a deeply technical industry
• Must have owned a new product ramp through full rate production
• Experience managing a P&L in a Production environment
• Experience managing workforce of at least 100+ employees across quality, supply chain, manufacturing engineering and technicians
• Ability to work with a strong engineering team on a technical level
• Ability to assess, attract and retain high-quality talent and build high-performing teams
• Strong problem solving and analytic skills
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• Be accountable to AS9100D guidelines

Nice to have

• Startup experience
• Production engineering manufacturing experience
• Bachelor of Science or higher degree in a technical discipline

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
• 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 company brings the expertise, technology, and business model of innovative companies to the defense industry.