Technical Project Manager (Machine Vision), Manufacturing Automation

The role

You will coordinate the deployment and sustainment of new machine vision tools, processes, equipment, and capabilities. This involves scoping projects, managing technical documentation, and driving installation and training across the company.

What you will do

• Evaluate product line pain points and quantify baselines for deployments
• Develop technical design documentation including requirements and test plans
• Manage scope and expectations for product lines
• Manage delivery dates for concurrent machine vision deployments
• Communicate hurdles, risks, and milestones to management and product lines
• Drive installation, acceptance testing, and operator training
• Establish documentation, spares, and escalation paths for systems
• Create repeatable playbooks for intake, prioritization, and deployment

Required qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities
• Must be eligible for a U.S. security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, a technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years managing technical projects or programs in a hardware, manufacturing, automation, or equipment-deployment environment
• Demonstrated success delivering technical projects on schedule across engineering and operations stakeholders
• Experience translating ambiguous stakeholder needs into written requirements, acceptance criteria, and test plans
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally
• Comfortable working on an active factory floor

Nice to have

• Hands-on exposure to machine vision or industrial automation: Cognex, Keyence, MVTec Halcon, OpenCV, or comparable platforms
• Experience integrating robotics, PLC and controls systems, fixturing, or automated test equipment
• Experience in a manufacturing environment spanning new product introduction (NPI) through rate production
• Familiarity with quality methods: FMEA, measurement system analysis and gage R&R, Cp/Cpk, SPC, and structured root-cause analysis
• Experience working with MES, ERP, or SCADA and HMI platforms such as Ignition
• Familiarity with basic networking architecture, including static IP addressing, VLANs, and communication protocols
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Lucid, Airtable, and other project tracking tools
• Prior work in an export-controlled, regulated, or defense manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated interest in national security issues and defense technologies

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. Person
• Must be eligible for a U.S. security clearance
• Consent to 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 systems are powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.