# Senior Project Manager, Manufacturing Development, Space

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $146,000-$194,000 USD
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Development Project Manager to grow and implement the Manufacturing Development Process (MDP) – a comprehensive framework that enables Manufacturing Engineering teams to pull production readiness to the left and produce effectively at scale.

The successful candidate will have a mix of both business and technical acumen, with a strong focus on the product lifecycle and concurrent engineering principles.

**Responsibilities**

- Introduce the MDP framework to a diverse set of stakeholders within the Space Business Line, including Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Technical Program Management, and Production Program Management.

- Lead Manufacturing Engineering teams through MDP rollout and implementation for a highly complex space vehicle.

- Communicate the importance of MDP and how it contributes to production success to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

- Track manufacturing readiness and associated risk over time.

- Facilitate phase gate evaluations alongside Manufacturing Engineering teams.

- Guide the Manufacturing Engineering and Manufacturing Operations teams through each build cycle, from Concept/Prototype to Low Rate Production.

**Required Qualifications**

- 3+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, manufacturing operations, design engineering, consulting, change management, project management, program management, or engineering transformation.

- 8+ years of experience overall in relevant domains.

- Background in spacecraft manufacturing or space vehicle integration.

- Understanding of the product lifecycle (design/development/production).

- Strong business acumen together with knowledge of design engineering and manufacturing domains.

- Ability to collaborate and influence across all levels and disciplines.

- Proven ability to execute operationally while also being able to step back and think strategically.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Experience with defining facility requirements, buildout, development, etc.

- Experience leading organizational change.

- Experience successfully taking new products and/or production systems from development to full-scale production.

- Deep knowledge of co-design/concurrent engineering, as well as manufacturing phases of the product lifecycle.

**Benefits**

- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.

- Income Protection: Life and disability insurance.

- Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans.

- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments, adoption, and gestational carriers.

- Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7.

- Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development.

- Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits.

- Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.

- Retirement Savings Plan: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax options.

## Skills

### Required
- manufacturing engineering
- project management
- concurrent engineering
- product lifecycle management
- spacecraft manufacturing

### Nice to have
- facility development
- organizational change management
- production systems development
- co-design

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