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 manufacturing processes, quality systems, and infrastructure to scale from prototype builds to full-rate production for complex electromechanical vehicles.

What you will do

• Own all production activity including manufacturing and production support
• Build and lead the production organization and support hiring
• Establish manufacturing processes and production infrastructure
• Drive NPI and the manufacturing development lifecycle
• Manage production budgets, schedules, and on-time delivery performance
• Own production readiness reviews and design from the production system
• Coordinate with supply chain including demand planning, procurement, and warehouse operations
• Implement and optimize production systems
• 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
• 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. The company is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold.