Head of Production, Maritime

Anduril Industries is seeking a Head of Production to join the Maritime Division in Santa Ana, CA to stand up a cutting-edge manufacturing site. The role builds and leads the product line organization from scratch, establishing manufacturing processes, quality systems, and infrastructure to scale from prototype builds through full-rate production. The Maritime Manufacturing Technology Team develops deployable static and moving surface, undersea, and sea-to-air vehicles and scales these products in new manufacturing facilities.

Responsibilities

Own all production activity: manufacturing and production support; Build and lead the production organization, supporting hiring across manufacturing engineering, quality, and operations; Establish manufacturing processes and production infrastructure for complex electromechanical vehicles; Drive NPI and the manufacturing development lifecycle: Concept, Prototype, LRIP, FRP; Manage production budgets, schedules, and on-time delivery performance; Own production readiness reviews and design from the production system including production engineering; Coordinate with supply chain including demand planning, procurement, and warehouse operations; Implement and optimize production systems (ERP, MES, QMS); Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent methodologies; Ensure compliance with AS9100, NAVSEA, and customer quality requirements; Interface with engineering, program management, and customer organizations; Travel over 75% to manufacturing facilities and customer sites

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent; Minimum 10+ years of experience in manufacturing or production for complex electromechanical systems; Minimum 5+ years of experience building and leading production teams and organizations; Experience managing production budgets in the $10M+ range; Demonstrated experience scaling production from NPI through full-rate production; Deep expertise with production systems (ERP, MES, QMS); Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

Direct experience in maritime, naval, or aerospace defense, with knowledge of NAVSEA or MIL-SPEC standards; Technical foundation in mechanical assembly, electrical integration, heavy metal or composite fabrication, or shipbuilding or large vehicle production; Hands-on technical credibility having personally built, debugged, or repaired hardware in a production environment; Experience with MES and ERP systems for production and material planning, including JIRA, Siemens NX, Teamcenter (PLM), or Oracle or equivalents; Experience with Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies

Benefits

Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers; Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees, including health and recovery support