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Principal CMF Designer, Warfighter Systems

Anduril· Sales and Marketing : Design : Design
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Bellevue, WashingtonFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Senior Color, Material, and Finish (CMF) Designer responsible for defining and implementing CMF standards across Anduril’s Warfighter Systems hardware portfolio, translating design vision into scalable, production-ready solutions and partnering with global manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

  • Define, develop, and scale a holistic CMF strategy across Anduril’s Warfighter Systems hardware portfolio.
  • Identify and evaluate advanced materials, innovative coatings, and sustainable manufacturing processes that support product performance, durability, and design intent.
  • Lead on-site color-matching sessions and evaluate physical parts under standardized lighting conditions.
  • Factory execution and quality standards: Serve as the subject-matter expert for visual and cosmetic quality at supplier and manufacturing sites.
  • Establish, document, and implement Cosmetic Quality Specification(CQS) with global manufacturing partners.
  • CMF documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive CMF specifications, approved boundary and limit samples, and step-and-gap requirements to ensure assembly precision and surface consistency.
  • Develop robust tracking systems and documentation workflows to manage, audit, and maintain CMF specifications throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Lead design and research operations, including roadmaps, backlogs, intake processes, and review cadences.
  • Partner with design and research leadership on prioritization, goal tracking, resource planning, and risk management.
  • Facilitate collaboration among design, business, engineering, and manufacturing stakeholders; provide clear status updates and escalate issues when appropriate.
  • Balance technical constraints, business priorities, design intent, and user experience to deliver strong product outcomes.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in industrial design, product design, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10+ years of experience developing new hardware products.
  • 10+ years of technical product or program management experience.
  • 10+ years of experience working directly with engineering and manufacturing teams.
  • Demonstrated experience defining and executing CMF strategies for products from concept through mass production.
  • Experience managing complex programs across cross-functional teams, suppliers, and product-release schedules.
  • Experience supporting industrial design and research teams in a product-development environment.
  • Strong capabilities in resource planning, program delivery, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
  • Experience developing functional specifications, design-verification plans, and test procedures.
  • Proficiency with industrial-design surfacing and parametric CAD or visualization tools; experience with Rhino, SolidWorks, Creo, and KeyShot is preferred.
  • Ability to travel frequently to supplier and manufacturing locations, including international sites.

Skills

Required:CMF strategy developmentMaterials and coatings evaluationColor matchingCosmetic Quality Specification (CQS)CMF documentationProject/program managementCross-functional collaboration

Benefits

  • US Salary Range $220,000—$292,000 USD
  • Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers; part of total compensation package.
  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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