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. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
ABOUT THE TEAM
As a Lead Process Development Engineer at Anduril in Costa Mesa, CA, you will work within the product development organization to help develop and maintain process strategies for the design and development workflows. You will work cross-functionally with design, development, tools development, and training teams to ensure our process is designed and accessible by the various engineering departments.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Process Requirements Management
- Collaborate with Design, Program, and Cross-Functional leadership to align on best design practices and standards.
- Define clear process requirements and expectations for product development based on collaboration feedback and industry insight/experience.
- Centralize these requirements into a clear resources for the functional teams to leverage. You will oversee the central standards repository with key projects such as engineering standards library, product maturity framework, etc.
- Support the gathering of key requirements and develop the process architecture for how the processes are used across the various impacted teams. Collaborate closely with our system and tool development team to develop a process that is scalable for a large user base, across various products.
Process Development and Rollout
- Draft process workflows, user guides, and formal specifications/standard operating procedures to instruct the Engineering teams on usage of the design and development resources.
- Collect feedback and buy in on key process artifacts, and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
- Coordinate release and department communications.
Training, Documentation & Continuous Improvement
- Support development of training guides, modules, training videos, etc.
- Coordinate release kickoff meetings and training workshops.
- Continually monitor adoption with each key stakeholder and associated leadership.
- Develop feedback loop/release update process and communications strategy.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of 5-8 years Industry Experience as a Design Engineer, Process Development Engineer, Product Manager, or similar role.
- B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related technical field.
- Experience working on advanced hardware systems
- Experience working with IT tools relevant to design and development (CAD, PLM, etc.).
- Experience or familiarity with relevant defense industry standards and compliance.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams to establish requirements.
- Able to obtain and hold a U.S. Secret Clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- M.S. Degree in technical engineering field.
- Experience designing / architecting custom design and development tools.
- Experience with training and document creation.
- Project management experience or certification in project management.
US Salary Range
$170,000—$255,000 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:
- Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
- For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
- For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
- Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
- 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
- Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
- A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
- Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
- Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
- Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
- 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)
The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!
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Anduril is a defense products company. Unlike most defense companies, we don’t wait for our customers to tell us what they need. We identify problems, privately fund our R&D and sell finished products off the shelf. Ideas are turned into deployed capabilities in months, not years.
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