Senior Technical Program Manager, Manufacturing Test Engineering

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Manufacturing : Manufacturing Engineering : Manufacturing Engineering

This role is for a Senior Technical Program Manager on the Manufacturing Test Engineering team at Anduril, a defense technology company. The primary focus is on supporting the development and deployment of automated test equipment and systems for production. The role involves project planning, execution, technical oversight, and capacity planning for manufacturing test solutions across multiple product lines and factories, aiming to advance scalability and efficiency. While the company utilizes AI and advanced technologies, this specific role is centered on manufacturing test engineering and program management, not direct AI/ML development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define project scope, create schedules, and manage all phases from conception to completion
  2. Oversee the deployment and validation of manufacturing test equipment in production environments across multiple product lines
  3. Develop and manage project budgets, track costs, and ensure adequate staffing and tools are available
  4. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including electrical, mechanical, production, design engineering, and software engineering - gathering requirements, providing updates, managing expectations, and addressing concerns.
  5. Work with R&D and manufacturing teams to deliver test solutions for new product and process designs

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of experience as project/program manager for a manufacturing process, test engineer, manufacturing engineer, or production/process engineer for automated processes
  • 25%+ travel
  • Experience with high volume manufacturing test systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to deploy manufacturing test systems deployed at scale across multiple locations
  • Ability to work hands-on in a manufacturing environment and draw key learnings that are then used to optimize the production systems
  • Proactive problem-solving
  • Strong communication skills, including communicating broadly and to senior leadership
  • Must be a U.S. Person

Nice to have

  • Broad knowledge of manufacturing test
  • Upstream or Downstream experience relative to Manufacturing – Supply Chain, Finance, Business Development, Field Deployment, Design, etc.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

What the JD emphasized

  • high volume manufacturing test systems
  • deploy manufacturing test systems deployed at scale across multiple locations
  • Must be a U.S. Person