Production Program Manager, Intelligence Systems

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

We are seeking a Production Program Manager to serve as a builder-operator within the AIS division. You will work on projects that define the way we operate in a high-volume security intensive manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Execute with Precision: Dive deep into ambiguous and complex operational challenges, diagnose root causes, and drive solutions to completion.
• Optimize and Mature: Lead the transition to production readiness, focusing on process optimization, operational excellence, continuous improvement, design for manufacturability (DFM), and supply chain stability.
• Process Development: Partner and build agile production management processes to achieve specific, time-sensitive outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as an internal strike team leader to identify, analyze, and resolve the most complex operational, manufacturing, and business process issues that impede product maturity and scalability.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives aligned with COGs objectives to enhance production efficiency, scalability, and cost effectiveness.
• Monitor project budgets, track progress and ensure focus on solving the largest problems to improve the bottom line.
• Develop and implement reporting systems that clearly and transparently communicate progress to internal teams and executive leadership on KPIs, OKRs and project status, risks, and mitigations.
• Be production’s point of contact for all changes to existing product as well as new products in the pipeline.
• Lead high-priority, cross-functional projects to align production efforts with business objectives that span engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and finance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business or related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in operations program management, business operations, engineering/technical roles, preferably in a complex hardware industry.
• Strong understanding of the manufacturing environment and the supporting processes that enable production.
• Experience launching new products with condensed timelines.
• Experience with project management methodologies (Agile, Lean, Six Sigma, etc.) and tools (Jira, Confluence, Gantt Charts, etc.).
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Strong communication and leadership abilities to influence and align cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with evolving priorities.
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical: data-driven, understand systems, and know how to communicate with engineering and product teams.
• Builder: prefer to design and implement a better solution than patch around a broken one.
• Team player: approach both people and problems with a sense of humility while clearly understanding impact.
• Self-driven and proactive: bias for action rather than delay.
• Comfortable in ambiguity: get energy from untangling complex, messy problems.
• Clear: communicate effectively, including in both technical and non-technical contexts.

Travel Requirements

• Up to 50% travel required for this role.
• This role will be based temporarily at Santa Ana, CA for a 3-month training period before transitioning to Ashville, OH.