Senior NPI Engineer

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

You will be the programmatic horsepower behind new product entry across our undersea portfolio where new design becomes production: deciding whether a product definition is ready to enter the factory, and shaping the run-up so that every cross-functional team has the right data, in the right form, with enough lead time to act on it.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end NPI plan and readiness schedule for assigned programs, aligning engineering releases, supply chain execution and production work-ups against a single build date.
• Define and assess production readiness of product engineering , completeness at gate entry, manufacturing baseline maturity, and readiness to commit long-lead spend and convening the right functions to resolve readiness gaps.
• Run cross-functional NPI planning forums that align engineering outputs to production system inputs, escalating issues and managing production starts.
• Align internal Production scope to support readiness , quality plans, inspection instructions, work instructions, tooling and fixturing.
• Drive gate and Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR) readiness, including the evidence that each function has done what the gate assumes.
• Represent Production at the Change Control Board, so change entering the production system is understood against the build schedule.
• Run DFx reviews that surface manufacturability opportunities early and flow production issues and observations back into design.
• Build the function as you run it: publish standardised guidance on what engineering inputs must contain, their expected maturity, format and audience; objective production-readiness checklists; gate-stage DFX criteria and review cadence; and a repeatable method for coordinating multi-site NPI.
• Own factory-to-factory transfer for new production sites, flowing down NPI data as it becomes transferable, so day-1 scope at a receiving site is planned rather than inherited.
• Resolve emergent multi-site NPI issues , design-versus-production jurisdiction, supply chain alternates, localisation questions and escalate with a recommendation.
• Track risks, issues and actions with clear mitigation and escalation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Mechatronic, Industrial or Process Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, including direct involvement in New Product Introduction or design-to-production transition.
• Demonstrated ownership of a product moving from engineering definition into a production environment, against a committed date.
• Strong programme and schedule management skills, with a proven ability to drive complex cross-functional work to a deadline.
• Technical credibility to interrogate an engineering release , drawings, BOMs, configuration and change records , and form an independent view on whether it is production-ready.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing and quality systems, engineering change workflows (ECR/ECO), and BOM/PLM structures.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills; the ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally as required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Clearance.

Benefits

Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including a comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) that ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.