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.
Who we are:
Anduril's Maritime Division is responsible for planning and executing Anduril's product and revenue roadmap for maritime missions. Working across product, engineering, business development, logistics, and operations, the Maritime team develops, tests, deploys, and sustains the Anduril maritime capabilities in a challenging operational environment worldwide. As a Senior Manager in the Maritime Division, you must be a technical leader with the expertise to evaluate, qualify, manage, and advocate for an increasing number of sophisticated parallel pursuits. This role is crucial in ensuring that each initiative aligns with the company's strategic direction and receives the appropriate resourcing, in addition to balancing innovation with practical execution to drive the business line's success.
About the role:
We are seeking a Senior Manager of Production Operations to help lead our brand new production facility in Quonset, Rhode Island as a member of Anduril’s Maritime Production team.
The Senior Manager, Production Operations will manage a team of highly talented supervisors and technicians to manufacture Anduril Maritime products, including the DIVE-LD. This is a highly dynamic role that requires both technical and frontline people management skills. This role is at the forefront of delivering exceptional customer experiences, fostering team development, and overseeing day-to-day AUV delivery operations.
Success in this role demands consistent achievement across hardware production, team management, facilities operations, and financial goals. The ideal candidate combines technical acumen with effective communication, strong time-management skills, and a passion for leading transformative change. The ideal candidate should be energetic, highly organized, and deeply committed to scaling innovative subsea products. While individual contributions are valued, teamwork is crucial for achieving the highest level of success.
What You’ll Do:
- Prepare the Quonset facility for the beginning of production
- Manage technician staff in the production and delivery of our DIVE-LD AUVs through factory acceptance. You will have the critical task of managing the priorities, equipment, and people associated with the production line.
- Collaborate successfully with manufacturing engineering, design engineering and supply chain to introduce new products
- Set priorities and direct daily operations to include timely issuing and completion of work orders to the production floor.
- Lead ownership and execution of the hiring plan for the facility’s direct workforce
- Ensure all operators are following safety procedures and their teams' safety training is current, documenting EHS incidents, correcting proactively workplace hazards in the areas, and empowering others to continuously improve operations.
- Manage, coach, mentor and support production technicians.
- Prioritize work activities for operators to achieve target on-time delivery goals.
- Ensure quality standards are being met throughout the entire production process and support no defects from leaving a station or team area.
- Provide high-level reports to Maritime and Anduril leadership
- Be an active participant in 5S and continuous improvement activities.
- Complete transactions in production systems on a daily basis.
- Work cross-functionally to ensure inventory levels are maintained and accurate in each work area.
- Provide weekly reports on production progress, blockers, risks, and needs. Generate daily pass downs and weekly production reports for engineering and operations teams.
- Lead daily communication with cross-functional teams such as engineering, technicians, supply chain, logistics, and quality as necessary.
- Create and maintain high performance and high quality standards among the direct staff of the facility
- Build a positive and collaborative team culture that promotes product knowledge, skills development, and X-training.
- Show up every day with a high level of urgency and enthusiasm to get the job done.
- Frequent travel between Quonset / Quincy facilities is expected to facilitate production scale-up activities across both sites
Required Qualifications:
- 8+ years experience in complex hardware or robotics production and/or maintenance.
- 3+ years in a supervisor or production operations lead/manager role.
- Experience manufacturing, operating, and maintaining experimental aircraft.
- Experience working directly and communicating with aircraft designers and engineers.
- A full understanding of the product life cycle (NPI to scaled production), LEAN manufacturing principles, and change management.
- Can interpret technical documentation (mechanical drawings, work instructions, building plans, equipment specs, electrical schematics, etc.).
- Extremely reliable, organized, and detail-oriented with excellent verbal & written communication skills.
- You have a passion for employee development and enjoy the process of training and developing both new hires and veteran production staff.
- Proven skills in both process and equipment troubleshooting, allowing you to easily adapt to constantly changing production environments.
- Experience supporting process development.
- Knowledge of 5S, lean manufacturing or 6-Sigma principles.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient with MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project).
- U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data.
Preferred Qualifications
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (engineering, business, or applied science).
- Lean six sigma green belt certified.
- Working knowledge of AS9100 standards and OSHA laws.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret Clearance
US Salary Range
$115,000—$173,000 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 top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.
- 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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