Senior Finance Associate, Engineering

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$129,000–$171,000 / yr
Posted
10 days ago
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This role $150k
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This role pays less than 66% of similar roles. Most pay $140,000–$199,325 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $150k versus about $170k 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 · Senior Finance Associate, Engineering

The Senior Finance Associate, Engineering joins the finance team to own financial analyses supporting major R&D initiatives and existing products. This role involves translating complex engineering problems into quantitative measures, building detailed P&L models for various business lines, and creating novel frameworks for value engineering. The individual will manage projects from definition to implementation, establishing transparency into material costs and developing cost reduction roadmaps in collaboration with Engineering and Supply Chain teams. Day-to-day responsibilities include executing scrappy analyses on short timelines, managing stakeholders across large groups, and red-teaming engineering plans from a business perspective. Required skills include advanced Excel proficiency and the ability to use corporate systems like Salesforce, Coupa, and Anaplan, alongside analytics tools like Palantir Foundry. The role focuses on solving manufacturing and hardware-related financial challenges within the defense technology sector.

What you'll do

  • Perform financial analyses for major R&D initiatives and existing products.
  • Translate complex engineering problems into quantitative measures and financial solutions.
  • Build detailed P&L models for various products, business lines, and acquisitions.
  • Develop novel financial frameworks to guide decisions on manufacturing, supply chain, and facilities.
  • Establish transparency regarding material costs and set cost targets for future products.
  • Create and implement cost reduction roadmaps in collaboration with engineering and supply chain teams.
  • Evaluate trade-offs between product features, production costs, and overall profitability.
  • Red-team engineering plans from a financial and business perspective.

What we're looking for

  • You must have 5+ years of experience in manufacturing finance, engineering finance, or at a high-growth hardware company.
  • You must possess a strong understanding of financial and accounting concepts.
  • You must demonstrate strong analytical aptitude and the ability to think about problems in terms of numbers.
  • You must be able to quickly execute complex analyses using Excel.
  • You must have the ability to quantify complex and often ambiguous problems.
  • You must be willing to learn corporate systems like Salesforce, Coupa, Anaplan, and Palantir Foundry.
  • You must be comfortable communicating with large groups and senior leadership.
  • You must be a U.S. Person due to access requirements for export-controlled information or facilities.

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