Operations, Air Dominance & Strike Production

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$146,000–$194,000 / yr
Posted
45 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role $170k
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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 · Operations, Air Dominance & Strike Production

Operations, Air Dominance & Strike Production joins the Operations team to mature the operating model for the Air Dominance and Strike division. This role focuses on scaling production by defining deliverables, handoffs, and processes while managing cross-functional resource flows across manufacturing engineering, supply chain, and planning. The individual will execute strategies to transition products from design into low rate initial production and full rate production. Key responsibilities include running production planning by mapping targets against material, machine, labor, and facility constraints, alongside managing governance, reporting structures, and special projects involving automation and international production. The ideal candidate is a systems thinker who is data-driven and capable of solving complex, ambiguous problems. This role addresses the challenge of manufacturing next-generation collaborative combat aircraft and autonomous weapons within a high-growth defense technology environment.

What you'll do

  • Define and mature the operating model for production teams to ensure clear deliverables and scalable processes.
  • Coordinate cross-functional resources across manufacturing operations, engineering, supply chain, and planning.
  • Execute the strategy for transitioning products from design into low-rate and full-rate production.
  • Manage production planning by mapping targets against material, equipment, labor, and facility constraints.
  • Align production plans with specific financial targets to ensure organizational goals are met.
  • Establish governance and reporting structures to measure progress against production goals during business reviews.
  • Execute special projects involving supply chain, automation, international production, and real estate.

What we're looking for

  • Must be eligible to hold a US Top Secret clearance.
  • 3+ years of experience in an operating role at a high-growth tech company, supply chain, manufacturing, startup, finance, or consulting.
  • Ability to solve complex, ambiguous, cross-functional problems using systems thinking and scalable processes.
  • Proven ability to manage production planning by mapping targets with resources and identifying constraints.
  • Experience in developing and executing strategies for transitioning products from design into production.
  • Proficiency in data-driven decision making and reporting.
  • Ability to work across functions including manufacturing engineering, supply chain, and project management.

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