Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Composites

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Composites is a high-profile, cross-functional role supporting the development and production flow of Anduril’s critical supply base. The role works closely with internal engineering, quality, supply chain, and manufacturing teams, as well as suppliers, to execute supply chain strategies and meet production goals. It expedites the qualification and implementation of product designs with suppliers and optimizes designs for quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness from early development through the product lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or a related technical field.
• At least 6 years of experience in supplier quality and industrialization within a manufacturing environment.
• Technical expertise in relevant categories, such as composites manufacturing, metallurgy, IPC standards, CAD, or GD&T.
• Ability to travel at least 50% of the time.
• Ability to relocate if not already local, to work onsite in Costa Mesa, California.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, metallurgical/materials engineering, or a related technical field.
• Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high tech, or another related industry.
• Strong understanding of quality systems, standards, and certifications.
• Familiarity with developing high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment.
• Exposure to working in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage composites commodities and subcategories, executing supplier production strategies from new product introduction through full production across Anduril’s business lines.
• Support the Supply Chain team and overall commodity strategy through ownership, proactivity, technical excellence, creativity, and self-direction.
• Assess supplier production capabilities, factory layouts, facilities, and workforce for potential inclusion in the Approved Supplier List.
• Support Supplier Quality Engineers in ensuring suppliers understand and adhere to part quality criteria.
• Bring up new production tooling and lines and support supplier-site development as needed to ensure materials, processes, and tools meet product performance, quality, and demand requirements.
• Own supplier capacity expansion readiness and production ramp-up.
• Establish and drive supplier reviews of process performance and controls, including statistical process control (SPC).
• Identify and drive product and process improvements and factory layout optimization at supplier sites to lower part cost, reduce supply risk, eliminate potential defects, and improve cycle time throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support root-cause task forces with Supplier Quality Engineers, working with the Supply Chain team and suppliers, and close the loop on supplier corrective and preventive actions.

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, available at little to no cost to employees, supporting health and recovery.

What This Job Offers

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