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Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Propulsion Engines

Anduril· Hardware Operations : Supply Chain : Product Sourcing Engineering
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Hybrid (Costa Mesa, CA)full-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior role focused on accelerating qualification and implementation of propulsion engine designs with suppliers, optimizing for quality, efficiency, and cost throughout the product lifecycle in a remote-capable defense tech environment.

Responsibilities

  • Own and manage the propulsion engines and mechanical casting commodities/subcategories to execute supplier production (NPI to full production) strategies across Anduril’s business lines
  • Be a force multiplier for the Supply Chain team and overall commodity strategy, demonstrating ownership, proactivity, technical excellence, creativity, self-direction, and courage
  • Vet Suppliers' production capabilities, factory layout, facilities, workforce for supplier inclusion in Approved Supplier List
  • Support Supplier Quality Engineers (SQE) in ensuring Suppliers' understanding and adherence to the criteria for part quality set by SQE
  • Own bringing up new production tooling & lines, development at Supplier as needed, at Supplier sites to ensure materials, processes & tools are capable of meeting product performance, quality (criteria set by SQE) and demand requirements
  • Own capacity expansion readiness and production ramp-up at Supplier
  • Establish and drive process performance and controls (SPC) reviews at Supplier
  • Identify and drive product and process improvements, factory layout optimization at Supplier sites to lower part cost, reduce supply risk, eliminate potential defects, and improve cycle time over the product lifecycle
  • Support SQE with root cause task force at Anduril by working in tandem with the Supply Chain team, Suppliers, and be responsible for closing the loop of root cause corrective/preventative actions at Supplier

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
  • 6+ years of experience in supplier quality and industrialization within a manufacturing environment
  • Experience with propulsion engines, mechanical casting manufacturing or energetics CAD, GD&T
  • Ability to travel at least 50% of the time
  • Ability to be work onsite at Anduril locations including Costa Mesa, CA

Skills

Required:Project ownership and leadershipSupplier qualification and QA collaborationTooling and production ramp-upProcess capability and SPCSupply chain collaboration

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees (health, recovery, and other coverages)
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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