Industrial Engineer, Supply Chain Material Flow

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Hardware Operations : Supply Chain : Material Flow Engineering

Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking an Industrial Engineer to optimize supply chain warehousing and material flow operations. This role involves collaborating with global suppliers and internal teams to ensure quality, reliability, and speed in manufacturing and development timelines. The engineer will identify and resolve production bottlenecks, own key performance metrics, conduct time studies, develop optimization processes for variable demands, and use data-driven approaches for process improvement. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering, 3+ years of experience in supply chain or manufacturing, and the ability to read technical documentation. Preferred qualifications include experience with simulation software, Lean Manufacturing principles, MES/WMS systems, ERP systems, and SQL databases.

What you'd actually do

  1. Passionately work across multiple programs from development to full rate production to scale best-in-class solutions to align with maturity of manufacturing process
  2. Proactively identify imbalances and bottlenecks caused by inventory processes, line layouts, parts shortages, staffing shortages, and other production constraints; flag constraints with the appropriate owners across Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality and drive to resolution
  3. Own the metrics, KPIs, and reporting associated with monitoring production line health and efficiency, such as cycle time, throughput rate, capacity, utilization, process non-conformities, and inventory accuracy.
  4. Time studies of current and developing processes to ensure efficiency across warehouse and operations.
  5. Develop processes to optimize workplans for highly variable demands across multiple sites.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering
  • 3+ years of experience in a high-rate supply chain or manufacturing environment
  • Ability to read technical documentation such as drawings and CAD data
  • understanding of a variety of hardware manufacturing processes for both electronics (PCBAs, sensor hardware, etc.) and structures, mechanical components, and electromechanical systems
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
  • Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA

Nice to have

  • Experience with using Siemens Plant Simulation, Visual Components, or Process Simulation software to model a production line and run production scenarios
  • Experience with department or factory design and set up - value stream mapping, flow lines, continuous flow, one piece flow, workstation design
  • Ability to completely own a value chain from start to finish, measuring each step of the process, creating actionable tasks that culminated in a significant and sustainable business improvement
  • Demonstrated ability of presenting project results to a cross functional team with clearly relating data to proposed next steps
  • Prior experience with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for production operations or Warehouse Management System (WMS)
  • Prior knowledge of NetSuite, Oracle or a similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
  • Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing principles which drive manufacturing productivity
  • Experience in delivering successful project by being hands on with the process. Including gemba walks, operational analysis, poka yoke solutions among others to allow teams to be successful without massive CAPEX
  • Experience interacting with SQL databases - storage of information and building custom queries for tracking production and inventory-related metrics

What the JD emphasized

  • critical customer deployment and internal development timelines
  • holistic ownership on solving operational challenges with creative solutions in a fast-paced, resource-limited environment
  • flexible to provide support wherever needed to ensure products are built and shipped under stringent quality standards
  • stringent quality standards