- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- Costa MesaCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Sep 4, 2026
- Salary
- $146,000–$194,000 a year
Full-time
Manager, Industrial Engineer
Job description
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center.
Anduril’s Manufacturing Team is seeking a Manager, Industrial Engineering to join our team. The Manufacturing Team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge…
Job responsibilities
- Lead the industrial engineering team, setting goals, providing direction, and evaluating performance over a certain product or set of products, from initial prototyping through large full-scale production.
- Develop and execute strategic concepts for new Anduril manufacturing facilities, and own key trades to differentiate the Anduril approach to production scale.
- Guide and steer the design of new production lines and work station layouts, both for low rate and full-rate production, leveraging a data-driven approach.
- Set key guiding objectives for Anduril Manufacturing improvement aligned with business line and product line roadmaps, and drive continuous improvement initiatives that result in cost reduction, quality enhancement,…
- Collaborate with production stakeholders across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Business Operations proactively to identify high variation processes, imbalances and bottlenecks, driving to…
- Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, ergonomic, regulatory, and quality standards across the manufacturing facility and processes.
- Produce and maintain capacity plans, balanced line layouts, CapEx plans, staffing allocations, and time standards for manufacturing work content for current and future forecasted manufacturing needs.
- Work across domains, from execution-based work to the strategic future state of a product or business line.
Job requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in industrial engineering a managerial or supervisory role
- Minimum of 7+ years of experience in industrial engineering roles, preferably in a high-growth environment,
- Proven track record of leading teams, developing new manufacturing lines, facilities, and concepts, and cradle to grave ownership
- Experience driving production scaling efforts in a manufacturing setting
- An attitude of world-class mission assurance, quality, attention to detail, and dedication
- A genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning
- Excellent project management skills and experience leading cross-functional projects