VP Manufacturing Engineering

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)full time

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$252k–$382k

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Anduril Industries VP Manufacturing Engineering responsible for defining and scaling manufacturing engineering across Anduril. Oversees strategy, resource allocation, and standardization across product lines and production sites.

Responsibilities

Own the overarching manufacturing engineering strategy, operational roadmap, and resource budget for Anduril's centralized manufacturing engineering organization.
Develop and champion a multi-year scaling strategy to meet exponential growth targets, changing operational constraints, and evolving customer demands.
Strategically allocate resources (talent, capital, systems, facilities) across competing priorities, balancing urgent tactical needs with long-term capability building.
Establish and enforce the enterprise standard for how Anduril builds production line operation, manufacturing systems usage, process design, and engineering practice, and hold division production leadership accountable to it.
Own the roadmap for centralized capabilities, ensuring they are built to scale across product lines.
Partner with and influence the VPs and Heads of Production across all divisions, setting technical direction for organizations that do not report to you.
Drive consistency in how manufacturing engineering roles are defined, leveled, and expected to perform at every Anduril site, and deploy leadership and IC talent across the enterprise accordingly.

Qualification

Exceptional presentationBachelor's degree in MechanicalBackground in fast-paced$252

Required

15+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing engineering, production operations, or industrial engineering within a hardware/physical-product environment, with 5–7+ years at the executive level (VP or Senior Director) leading multi-team or multi-site organizations.
Exceptional presentation, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills; capable of aligning C-suite leaders and motivating frontline operators alike.
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering (or a related engineering/technical discipline). Master's degree or MBA preferred.
Eligible to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance.

Preferred

Experience navigating high-mix/low-volume transitions into high-volume/mass delivery.
Background in fast-paced, high-accountability sectors (e.g., aerospace, defense, deep-tech, autonomous systems, high-growth industrial tech).
$252,000—$382,000 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

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