Technical Project Manager, Machine Vision

Anduril Industries

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Location
Costa Mesa, CA
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$140,000–$220,000 / yr
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7 days ago
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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.

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TL;DR · Technical Project Manager, Machine Vision

JOB TITLE: Technical Project Manager (Machine Vision), Manufacturing Automation The Technical Project Manager (Machine Vision), Manufacturing Automation joins the Machine Vision team to coordinate the deployment and sustainment of new tools, processes, and equipment. This role involves scoping projects by evaluating pain points, developing technical design documentation, and managing delivery schedules across concurrent projects. You will work with engineers to define requirements, acceptance criteria, and test plans while driving installation, operator training, and documentation for factory floor systems. Key skills include managing cross-functional stakeholders in manufacturing and quality engineering. Preferred technical experience includes Cognex, Keyence, MVTec Halcon, OpenCV, robotics, PLC, and SCADA platforms like Ignition. You will solve manufacturing challenges by quantifying baseline metrics like escape rates and scrap costs to ensure every machine vision deployment provides a measurable return.

What you'll do

  • Evaluate product line pain points to quantify baselines and justify the return on investment for new deployments.
  • Develop technical design documentation including requirements, acceptance criteria, integration constraints, and test plans with engineers.
  • Manage delivery schedules for concurrent projects while accounting for hardware lead times and factory downtime.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams across manufacturing, quality, IT, and facilities to deliver machine vision solutions.
  • Drive installation, acceptance testing, operator training, and the creation of maintenance documentation and escalation paths.
  • Create a repeatable playbook for project intake, prioritization, and metrics to scale the machine vision function.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
  • Must be eligible for a U.S. security clearance.
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 3+ years managing technical projects or programs in a hardware, manufacturing, automation, or equipment-deployment environment.
  • Demonstrated success delivering technical projects on schedule across engineering and operations stakeholders with ownership of scope, schedule, and cost.
  • Experience translating ambiguous stakeholder needs into written requirements, acceptance criteria, and test plans for engineers.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, technicians, operators, and senior leadership.
  • Comfortable working on an active factory floor and traveling between manufacturing sites as required.

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