Senior Finance Associate, Engineering
Anduril· Finance & Accounting : Finance : Finance
Costa Mesa, CA$129k - $171kfull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Finance role supporting R&D initiatives and product/business units through quantitative analysis, financial modeling, and cost/value optimization for Anduril's engineering and manufacturing functions.
Responsibilities
- Own projects end-to-end, from Definition, Solution, to Implementation, including handling ambiguous problems and delivering scalable solutions
- Execute scrappy analyses on short timelines while developing scalable long-term solutions
- Project manage across many stakeholders and lead cross-functional collaboration (Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, etc.)
- Work across functions to learn business top-to-bottom and interact with multiple teams
- Own detailed financial models end-to-end, from data gathering to presenting to stakeholders
- Build P&L models for different products, business lines, divisions, and acquisitions
- Create novel frameworks for operational decision-making (facilities, manufacturing, supply chain, etc.)
- Establish transparency into material costs for existing and future products
- Build cost target models and collaborate with Engineering and Supply Chain on cost reduction roadmaps
- Support executives in evaluating tradeoffs between product features, costs, and profitability
- Red-team engineering plans from a financial/business perspective
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in manufacturing finance, engineering finance, or finance at a high growth hardware company
- Strong understanding of financial and accounting concepts
- Strong analytical aptitude with a numeric mindset
- Ability to quickly execute analyses in Excel
- Ability to quantify complex, often ambiguous problems
- Willingness to learn corporate systems (e.g., Salesforce, Coupa, Anaplan) and analytics/dashboarding tools (e.g., Palantir Foundry)
- Comfortable communicating to large groups and senior leadership
- Adaptability to flexible schedules and remote collaboration (Slack, evenings)
- U.S. Person due to access to export-controlled information or facilities
Skills
Required:Financial modelingP&L modelingData gathering and analysis
Nice to have:Financial frameworks for operations
Benefits
- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees (health, recovery, and related coverage)
- Highly competitive equity grants included in most full-time offers
- Comprehensive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
Last updated Sep 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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