Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineering, Mechanical, Intelligence Systems

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

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About The Position

The Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Mechanical is a high-profile, cross-functional role that enables development and production flow across Anduril’s critical supply base. Working closely with internal engineering, quality, supply chain, and manufacturing teams, as well as directly with suppliers, the engineer executes supply chain strategies and expedites supplier qualification and implementation of product designs. The role optimizes designs for quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness from early development through the product lifecycle.

The Intelligence Systems team positions Anduril as a provider of specialized engineering and products for Intelligence Community customers. It works with customers to understand requirements, shape concepts of operation, and develop and deploy capabilities addressing national security needs.

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 relevant to the category, such as mechanical fabrication manufacturing, IPC standards, CAD, or GD&T.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance.
• Ability to travel at least 50% of the time.

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 a 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.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage mechanical fabrication commodities and subcategories, executing supplier production strategies from new product introduction through full production across Anduril business lines.
• Support the Supply Chain team and commodity strategy through ownership, proactivity, technical excellence, creativity, self-direction, and courage.
• Assess suppliers’ production capabilities, factory layouts, facilities, and workforces for potential inclusion on the Approved Supplier List.
• Support Supplier Quality Engineers (SQEs) in ensuring suppliers understand and adhere to part-quality criteria established by SQEs.
• Lead the introduction of new production tooling and lines and supplier development as needed, including work at supplier sites, 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 process performance and statistical process control (SPC) reviews.
• Identify and drive product and process improvements and factory-layout optimization at supplier sites to reduce part cost and supply risk, prevent defects, and improve cycle time throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support SQE root-cause task forces by working with the Supply Chain team and suppliers, and ensure supplier root-cause corrective and preventive actions are completed.

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: Senior