Manufacturing Systems Specialist
Anduril· Manufacturing : Manufacturing
Costa Mesa, CA$77k - $130kFull-timePosted 1w ago
About the role
Manufacturing Systems Specialist on Anduril’s Digital Manufacturing team, focused on responding to and resolving manufacturing software incidents across PLM/ERP/MES, collaborating with manufacturing engineers, software teams, and stakeholders to improve production efficiency and provide robust digital manufacturing solutions.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the critical bridge between production operations and digital manufacturing systems (PLM/ERP/MES), identifying and resolving software issues that impact production efficiency.
- Monitor intake of reported software problems across multiple manufacturing platforms
- Conduct root cause analysis by observing actual manufacturing processes and how they interact with digital systems to identify disconnects between software functionality and production needs.
- Evaluate urgency, impact, and scope of reported incidents based on real manufacturing constraints and production schedules.
- Escalate to engineering support when required and provide clear operational context to software development about manufacturing realities.
- Work directly with manufacturing engineers and technicians and regularly visit the production floor to understand operational context.
- Collaborate directly with software development teams, enterprise solution architects, and manufacturing subject matter experts to drive comprehensive solutions.
- Propose new functionality or process improvements that would enhance the operator experience, streamline production workflows, and reduce support needs.
- Proactively identify potential unreported problems by regularly observing production processes and analyzing system data patterns.
- Create and maintain standard operating procedures for new feature workflows.
- Develop workarounds and best practices that accommodate both system limitations and production requirements.
- Lead/Coordinate training for new feature rollouts.
- Build trusted relationships with key stakeholders across the business.
Qualifications
- 2+ years in technical support, deployment, or system maintenance roles.
- Hands-on expertise debug expertise with integrated enterprise systems, including MES, ERP, PLM.
- Demonstrated ability to multitask competing support demands in fast paced environment.
- Functional understanding of basic manufacturing concepts, processes and terminology; and how they relate to software tools and data objects.
- History of collaborative engagement with software engineers.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Skills
Required:Technical support and incident handlingMES, ERP, PLM integrationRoot cause analysisCommunication with engineers and operators
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and future needs) available at little to no cost to employees.
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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