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Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Deployed Special Projects (Mechanical)

Anduril· Hardware Operations : Supply Chain : Product Sourcing Engineering
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Costa Mesa, CA$146k - $194kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior cross-functional supplier industrialization engineer responsible for accelerating qualification and implementation of product designs with suppliers, optimizing for quality, efficiency, and cost from development through lifecycle. Based in Costa Mesa, CA with frequent travel to suppliers and sites to enable production flow and resolve real-time challenges in a defense technology context.

Responsibilities

  • Own and manage the mechanical fabrication 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 specific category technical expertise, as applicable, mechanical fabrication manufacturing, IPC standards, CAD, GD&T
  • Ability to travel at least 60% of the time
  • Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA

Skills

Required:Supplier quality and industrializationMechanical fabrication manufacturingCADGD&T

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including health, recovery, and other coverage (details available via Explore Our Benefits)
Last updated Jul 29, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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