Hardware Production Program Manager, Edge Compute and Communications

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Connected Warfare : Edge Compute & Communications Engineering : Connected Warfare Mechanical Design

Program Manager for Hardware Production at a defense technology company, focusing on transitioning complex hardware products from prototype to production and scaling manufacturing volumes. This role requires deep knowledge of production processes, BOM management, and cross-functional coordination between engineering, business, and production teams.

What you'd actually do

  1. Serve as a key interface between business, engineering, and production functions.
  2. Oversee the introduction of multiple new products to production.
  3. Spearhead the ramping of engineering and production resources to expand production by an order of magnitude in one year.
  4. Coordinate engineering teams to respond to production needs and requirements, including drawing releases and part modifications.
  5. Triage production and engineering resources against emergent customer opportunities to deliver on new and existing business commitments.

Skills

Required

  • Demonstrated experience overseeing the transition of multiple complex hardware products from prototype to production.
  • Past work as a key partner with, and leader of, hardware engineering teams.
  • Proven ability to work with production teams, including manufacturing engineering, production, quality, sourcing, and planning.
  • Successful track record operating in scaling environments with high degrees of change and ambiguity.
  • Deep knowledge of production processes and controls, including inventory tracking, BOM management, sourcing strategies, and quality management tools.
  • Business acumen and ability to use financial metrics to guide critical business decisions independently.
  • 10+ years working in hardware design and production.
  • Degree in engineering or similar technical or quantitative field.

Nice to have

  • Passion for and interest in working with the details of engineering and production processes.

What the JD emphasized

  • transition of multiple complex hardware products from prototype to production
  • scaling environments with high degrees of change and ambiguity
  • production processes and controls
  • engineering and production processes