Operations Analyst, Hardware Platform Operations

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

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About The Position

The Operations Analyst will support Hardware Platform Operations, Anduril’s central hardware engineering organization, which builds shared technologies, tools, and infrastructure for hardware development across its divisions. Working alongside operations leads across core engineering and Rocket Motor Systems, the analyst will contribute to operational, financial, and strategic work involving headcount, budgets, capital equipment, planning, and high-priority special projects. The role partners with engineering leadership, business lines and divisions, Finance, Talent Acquisition, People Operations, Facilities, and central business operations to solve ambiguous problems and develop scalable solutions.

The work ranges from urgent operational problem-solving to process design and strategic analysis for senior leaders. The position supports financial forecasting and reporting, annual and mid-year planning, staffing and headcount operations, capital equipment and workspace planning, leadership reporting and meeting cadence, and the design of dashboards, trackers, and automations. Anduril is hiring across multiple experience levels and states that scope will grow with demonstrated capability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, finance, economics, business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 1 year of experience in consulting, investment banking, buy-side investing, FP&A, business or strategic operations, or a similar analytical role.
• Bias for action and a record of following work through to outcomes.
• Proactive approach to identifying problems and proposing solutions.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders without authority through data, clarity, and strong relationships.
• Strong analytical and financial foundation, including comfort with financial modeling, variance analysis, and advanced Excel or Google Sheets.
• Ability to turn messy data into clear answers.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication for audiences ranging from engineers to executives.
• Strong organization and accountability, including managing multiple projects, keeping stakeholders updated, and closing loops.
• High emotional intelligence, low ego, coachability, and ability to learn quickly in a technical, fast-moving environment.
• U.S. Person status due to access to export-controlled data.

Nice To Haves

• At least 4 years of experience in the listed analytical or operational roles, with demonstrated growth in scope and responsibility.
• Experience working within or supporting engineering or technical organizations, ideally in defense, aerospace, technology, hardware, or advanced manufacturing.
• Experience with headcount planning, capital expenditure planning, or facilities and space planning.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle, Anaplan, Foundry, SQL, or BI tools such as Tableau, Looker, or Power BI, including building databases or dashboards from scratch.
• Experience using AI tools or automation to scale personal and team output.
• Ability to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support operations leads in resolving high-priority, ambiguous organizational problems and bringing them to a decision.
• Build ROI, cost-benefit, and scenario analyses for strategic business starts, Core Technology investments, and organizational design changes; gather data and present clear recommendations to leadership.
• Track and analyze budget and fully allocated P&L financial levers in partnership with FP&A.
• Prepare rolling monthly forecasts for headcount, non-labor expenses, and capital expenditures in coordination with engineering leads and division operations.
• Produce monthly variance analyses comparing actuals, operating plan, and forecast; explain drivers and recommend actions.
• Coordinate Hardware Platform’s annual planning cycle, from gathering inputs through final submission, and support the mid-year refresh.
• Build planning models linking historical labor and spend to strategic priorities and business-line demand; help develop the funding and organizational structure case as the organization scales.
• Track the FTE lifecycle from program demand intake and requisition approval through recruiting, onboarding, staffing assignments, and labor reporting.
• Build and maintain a central headcount database and dashboards covering current headcount, pending starts, open requisitions, and attrition.
• Work with divisions, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and People Operations on requisition openings, headcount adjustments, and hiring priorities.
• Facilitate the lifecycle of capital equipment, workspace, and lab footprint; maintain equipment data on utilization, depreciation, and lifecycle; coordinate purchase approvals and help develop the next year’s capex budget.
• Support workspace and lab growth planning with Facilities and Strategic Real Estate, and track business-line utilization of shared equipment and square footage.
• Help define KPIs for organizational health, service performance, and team growth, and prepare report-outs for Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews and leadership meetings.
• Organize leadership meetings, capture decisions, and track action items through completion.
• Design and improve dashboards, trackers, and automations across systems such as Oracle, Anaplan, Foundry, Google Sheets/Excel, and BI tools; use AI tools to reduce manual work.
• Identify gaps in data and systems, flag them, and help resolve them.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers and are considered part of total compensation.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, described as comprehensive and competitive and available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level