- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- Santa AnaCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Manufacturing
- Posted
- Sep 14, 2026
- Salary
- $129,000–$171,000 a year
Manufacturing Planner, Maritime Production
Job description
Anduril’s Manufacturing Technology, Maritime Team is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Maritime Systems. The Maritime Manufacturing Technology Team is responsible for rapidly developing and implementing manufacturing technologies and processes for cutting-edge defense hardware, including deployable static and moving surface, undersea and sea to air vehicles and scaling these products in our new manufacturing facilities.
As a Manufacturing Planner, you will own the critical bridge between engineering design, supply chain, and shop-floor execution for our advanced autonomous systems.
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S.
Job responsibilities
- Manufacturing Planning & Execution : Direct the creation and maintenance of comprehensive manufacturing plans, oversee the translation of complex 2D/3D engineering drawings into clear work instructions, and optimize…
- Bill of Materials Management : Own the strategy for creation and maintenance of the MBOM and as-built configuration management, ensuring accurate translation from the EBOM.
- Production Scheduling & Prioritization : Partner with Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain to establish build sequences, monitor order flow, and make sequencing and allocation decisions to support production ramp-up.
- Engineering Change Coordination : Manage engineering changes across active manufacturing plans, assessing impact on active MES routings, work-in-progress, and hardware delivery timelines.
- Cross-Functional Alignment : Serve as a primary interface between Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Production Operations to align on goals, resolve line blockers, and meet…
- DFX Producibility Input : Collaborate upstream with design teams during DFM and DFA reviews to ensure assembly sequences, build procedures, and routings are optimized for cost, quality, and scalability.
- Continuous Improvement : Analyze manufacturing discrepancies, scrap, and operational process data using first-principles problem-solving and root-cause analysis to enhance production efficiency and yield.
- Shop-Floor Support : Provide hands-on manufacturing planning support directly on the floor during New Product Introduction (NPI), prototype builds, and rate ramp-ups.
Job requirements
- 5+ years of experience in manufacturing planning, production planning, or production control within a complex electromechanical or hardware manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated experience in a NPI environment, transitioning complex products from design into sustained, high-rate production.
- Demonstrated expertise in creating and maintaining MBOMs, building process routings, and translating EBOM structures.
- Hands-on experience with MES and Product Data Management (PDM) software.
- Proficiency in reading and interpreting complex engineering drawings, technical specifications, and process maps.
- Proven track record of navigating aggressive timelines, resource trade-offs, and prioritization decisions to support delivery commitments.
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
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