Program Director, Edge Compute and Communications Production

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

Program Director for Production at Anduril, a defense technology company. This role focuses on overseeing the transition of complex hardware products from prototype to production, managing the ramp-up of production volumes, and coordinating engineering and production teams to meet business and customer commitments. The position requires deep knowledge of production processes, supply chain, and hardware design and production.

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

  • overseeing the transition of multiple complex hardware products from prototype to production
  • key partner with, and leader of, hardware engineering teams
  • work with production teams, including manufacturing engineering, production, quality, sourcing, and planning
  • 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
  • 10+ years working in hardware design and production