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Production & Supply Chain Operations Lead

Anduril Industries


Job Location:

Costa Mesa, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 166000 - 220000
Posted: 29 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 26 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Mission Systems Division develops produces and deploys the best-in-class senor systems and other mission-enabling payloads operating across the electro-magnetic spectrum to provide superior battlespace awareness across all relevant domains platforms and missions for the US and our allies. The mission systems product portfolio spans across imaging systems radars software define radios electromagnetic warfare systems and C2 software across terrestrial air and space applications.

ABOUT THE JOB

The mission of Andurils Mission Systems Division is to deliver integrated sensor electromagneticwarfare and autonomous systems that give warfighters decisive advantage across contested domains. As Mission Systems scales from engineering development into rate production and field deployment we are looking for a Production & Supply Chain Operations Lead to own the operational backbone that turns engineering designs into delivered hardware. This role sits at the intersection of Engineering Manufacturing Supply Chain and Division Operations to ensure that production commitments are met on time materials flow without interruption and the division can scale output in lockstep with growing demand.

WHAT YOULL DO
  • Own production planning and schedulingeffortsacross the Mission Systems portfolio translating program milestones into actionable build plans with clear material need dates and labor allocations
  • Build andmaintaindemand forecastsand toolingthat connect contract delivery schedules to procurement lead times production capacity and supplier commitmentsenabling buyers to execute build plans
  • Drive supply chainstrategy andexecution manage vendor relationships track critical-path components and proactively mitigate material shortages or lead-time risks before theyimpactproduction
  • Lead the cross-functional coordination cadence across Engineering Manufacturing Test Quality and Program Management to streamline design-to-production handoffs andeliminatebottlenecks
  • Develop andmaintainintegrated production tracking tools that provide real-time visibility into build status yield rates work-in-progress inventory and delivery timelines manage across many stakeholders. If you dont like being the person leading meetings with large groups of people or managing large Slack channels to wrangle stakeholders towards a solution this may not be the role for you
  • Translate complexdemandsupply chainand production data into executive-quality operational narratives that inform senior leadership decision-making on capacity investments and make/buy decisions
  • Identifyand resolve disconnects between program commitments and production/supply chain capacity before they threaten delivery timelines or unit cost targets
  • Tackle special projects as needed from supplier qualification to production line standup to inventory optimization to cross-divisional process alignment
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelors degree in Engineering Finance Business Operations or related field
  • 5years of experience in Operations Supply Chain Management Program Management or Consulting ideally in a hardware-focused high-growth environment
  • Yourea systems thinker who sees the connections between an engineering release a long-lead procurement a production schedule and a field delivery date and you manage the dependencies across all of them
  • Yourehighly autonomous youdontwait to be toldwhatsbroken; you find the constraint build the fix and brief leadership on the outcome
  • You have exceptional analytical skills with the ability to model complex production and supply chain data sets and translate them into actionable plans and forecasts
  • Yourecomfortable operating across organizational boundaries driving alignment between engineering manufacturing procurement and quality teams thatdontnaturally talk to each other
  • You have strong written and verbal communication with the polish to present to senior executives and the directness to drive accountability on the factory floor
  • Youreboth high ownership and low ego youll build a capacity model in the morning and chase down a missing shipment from a supplier in the afternoon
  • U.S. Person status is required as this position needs access to export-controlled data.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Experience with ERP/MRP systems production scheduling tools or supply chain planning platforms is a strong plus

US Salary Range

$166000 - $220000 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 Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

Benefits

At Anduril we invest in our people. Our comprehensive competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health recovery and whatever comes next.For more information Explore Our Benefits.

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