Strategy & Operations, Production
Anduril· Manufacturing : Manufacturing : Manufacturing
Costa Mesa, CA$146k - $194kfull-timePosted 7mo ago
About the role
Strategy & Operations role in Anduril’s Production organization, focusing on end-to-end operational improvements across hardware procurement, manufacturing, and delivery, with cross-functional collaboration and data-driven problem solving.
Responsibilities
- Work on strategic problems, providing structure to ambiguity and guiding cross-functional stakeholders toward decisions on strategic issues using first principles thinking and comprehensive research.
- Own operational projects end-to-end from Definition, Solution, to Implementation, handling ambiguous problems with limited prescriptions.
- Address operational problems at the intersection of hardware and software systems (inventory management, asset-tracking in the field, manufacturing data on production quality).
- Leverage data from business systems (ERP, MRP, HRIS) to create insights and analytics, equipping teams with tools to measure and improve processes (e.g., Excel, Palantir Foundry).
- Perform scrappy analyses on short timelines while also developing scalable long-term solutions.
- Project manage across many stakeholders, leading meetings and coordinating with large groups to drive solutions.
- Collaborate across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, Engineering, HR, Recruiting, Growth, and more to understand the business end-to-end.
Qualifications
- 2-5+ years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, internal operations, a business analyst role, or similar where delivering results was essential.
- Self-driven, proactive, and able to operate without needing direction; willing to move quickly and respond to feedback.
- Ability to identify gaps and propose solutions independently, iterating with the team.
- Strong aptitude for building clear problem-structuring frameworks; comfortable with the messiness of hardware startups.
- Willingness to learn the business top-to-bottom and engage across functions.
- Strong analytical skills; ability to model problems with data and perform quick analyses in Excel or similar tools.
- Comfortable communicating with large groups and senior leadership.
- U.S. Person status required (export-controlled data access).
Skills
Required:Strategic problem solvingProject managementData analysis
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees (health, recovery, and future planning).
- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees; highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of offers as part of total compensation.
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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