# Head of Production, Maritime

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Santa Ana, California
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $220,000-$292,000 USD
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Defense

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## Description

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

As the Head of Production, Maritime, you will lead all production activity for a maritime autonomous vehicle program. You will build and lead the production organization from scratch, establishing manufacturing processes, quality systems, and the infrastructure needed to scale from prototype builds through full-rate production.

Responsibilities:

- Own all production activity: manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and production support.

- Build and lead the production organization, hiring across manufacturing engineering, quality, and operations.

- Establish manufacturing processes and production infrastructure for complex electromechanical vehicles.

- Drive the manufacturing development lifecycle: Concept, Prototype, LRIP, FRP.

- Manage production budgets, schedules, and on-time delivery performance.

- Own production readiness reviews and design handoff from engineering.

- Coordinate 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 AS9100D and customer quality requirements.

- Interface with engineering, program management, and customer organizations.

- Travel up to 25% to manufacturing facilities and customer sites.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent.

- 8+ years of experience in manufacturing or production for complex electromechanical systems.

- Experience building and leading production teams and organizations.

- Demonstrated experience scaling production from NPI through full-rate production.

- Experience with production systems (ERP, MES, QMS).

- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience in maritime, aerospace, or defense manufacturing.

- Working knowledge of AS9100D quality management systems.

- Experience with Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.

- Familiarity with shipbuilding or large vehicle production.

- Experience managing production budgets in the $10M+ range.

Benefits: Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive, competitive benefits packages.

## Skills

### Required
- manufacturing
- production
- quality systems
- supply chain
- Lean
- Six Sigma
- AS9100D

### Nice to have
- maritime
- aerospace
- defense manufacturing
- shipbuilding
- large vehicle production

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