Manager, Industrial Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$146,000–$194,000 / yr
Posted
7 days ago
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Similar $198k
This role $170k
$135k most similar roles pay here $252k

This role pays less than 63% of similar roles. Most pay $154,475–$240,737 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $170k versus about $198k for comparable roles.

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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

Anduril Industries currently has 1697 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1504 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager, Industrial Engineer

Manager, Industrial Engineer joins the Manufacturing Team to lead strategy for scoping, standing up, and optimizing manufacturing operations for defense hardware including sensors, ground equipment, and vehicles. This role involves leading a team through the entire lifecycle from prototyping to full-scale production while ensuring high quality, reliability, and asset utilization. Key responsibilities include designing production lines, workstation layouts, and capacity plans while driving continuous improvement initiatives like cost reduction and throughput maximization. The candidate will collaborate across Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Business Operations to resolve bottlenecks and ensure regulatory compliance. Required skills include expertise in industrial engineering, project management, data-driven decision-making, and manufacturing processes such as Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma. The role addresses the challenge of scaling complex defense hardware production while maintaining strict quality standards in a fast-paced environment.

What you'll do

  • Lead the industrial engineering team by setting goals, providing direction, and evaluating performance from prototyping through full-scale production.
  • Develop and execute strategic concepts for new manufacturing facilities and unique production scaling methods.
  • Design production lines and workstation layouts using a data-driven approach for both low and high-rate production.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce costs, enhance quality, and maximize throughput across product lines.
  • Identify and resolve process variations, imbalances, and bottlenecks by collaborating with supply chain, engineering, and quality teams.
  • Maintain capacity plans, balanced line layouts, CapEx plans, staffing allocations, and time standards for future manufacturing needs.
  • Ensure all manufacturing processes comply with safety, environmental, ergonomic, regulatory, and quality standards.
  • Establish training and documentation programs to enhance team skills and promote cross-functional knowledge sharing.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in industrial engineering in a managerial or supervisory role.
  • Minimum of 7+ years of experience in industrial engineering roles, preferably in high-growth environments.
  • Proven track record of leading teams and developing new manufacturing lines, facilities, and concepts.
  • Experience driving production scaling efforts within a manufacturing setting.
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional projects.
  • Must be a U.S. Person due to access requirements for export-controlled information or facilities.
  • Ability to obtain an active security clearance is preferred.

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