Senior Product Manager, Manufacturing and Industrial Design Systems

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Corporate Technology : ArsenalOS : Production & Quality Solutions

Product Manager for manufacturing and industrial design systems, focusing on the digital backbone that connects the hardware lifecycle from concept to build. The role involves defining and delivering systems for virtual builds, process simulations, and design-for-manufacturing, aiming to digitize workflows and create a seamless digital thread. The goal is to accelerate product development and manufacturing speed.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design and implement a connected pre-operations software ecosystem spanning PLM, work instructions, process/plant planning, simulation, and MES integration.
  2. Digitize the workflows that let manufacturing and industrial engineers perform virtual builds, simulations, process validation, and DFM analysis efficiently and consistently.
  3. Enable Model-based data continuity — ensuring PMI, GD&T, and design intent flow cleanly from CAD through process planning to execution.
  4. Deploy Configurable integrations between tools like our CAD, PLM, and MES platforms to create a seamless digital thread with support from ProdOS engineers
  5. Enable automation and AI with the digital thread established by ProdOS engineers. Drive adoption of new tools that allow engineers to 10X their work.

Skills

Required

  • 7+ years of experience experience in designing, developing, and implementing CAD, PLM, MES, and ERP systems and their integrations in complex manufacturing environments
  • Experience with industrial manufacturing processes, particularly in heavy metal fabrication, welding, machining, and assembly
  • Expertise in the interplay of engineering and manufacturing processes between CAD, PLM, MES and ERP.
  • Product Oriented, Outcome Driven
  • First Principles Thinking
  • Excellent business and technical communication skills, both written and oral, and the ability to convey messages in a persuasive manner and at the appropriate level of detail.
  • U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data.
  • Ability to be in-office full time and willingness to travel up to

Nice to have

  • Systems thinker — understands how digital tools, data models, and process flows connect across the hardware product lifecycle.
  • Deep empathy for engineers — knows how manufacturing, process, and industrial engineers work, and what they need to go faster. Have either been an engineer previously, or worked closely with them
  • Technical fluency in CAD, PLM, process simulation, and MES platforms
  • Integration mindset — comfortable defining APIs, data standards, and system architectures that tie design and manufacturing together.
  • Bias for enablement — you measure success by how much faster and more capable other engineers become because of your work.
  • Comfort in ambiguity — thrives in evolving environments and translates complex technical domains into clear product direction.
  • Execution focus — delivers value early, iterates quickly, and measures impact in throughput and readiness.
  • Background in manufacturing, aerospace, AI, robotics, or defense environments is a strong plus.

What the JD emphasized

  • U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data.