Lead Industrial Engineer · Anduril Industries

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:46:31 GMT
Engineering

Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States · $129,000 - $171,000 USD · onsite

We are looking for a Lead Industrial Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa. In this role, you will be responsible for leading an industrial engineering team across a portfolio of product lines, driving production operations to achieve KPIs, supporting the development of new production lines and the implementation of new products, developing and deploying industrial engineering best practices, and driving rapid project execution.

Owning Strategic Projects - You will own the design and bring up of production lines and factories, collaborating closely with Facilities, Manufacturing Engineering, Mfg Ops, and Material Flow organizations. You will partner with manufacturing leadership to assess and solve build plan scenarios and align factory design strategy for future manufacturing sites. You will lead initiatives across Anduril sites to solve ongoing production issues, set up new facilities and production lines, and support deployment and harmonization of Industrial Engineering across global sites.

Team Leadership and Support - You will effectively lead a team of Industrial Engineers across multiple products or a family of products to setup and optimize production systems. You will play a key role in the growth of the Industrial Engineering organization by creating and standardizing internal tools and processes, mentoring and training junior team members, and fostering a collaborative and productive environment rooted in accountability. You will be a trusted subject matter expert for Industrial Engineering fundamentals and tools such as capacity and labor modeling, factory design, simulation, process improvement, and data analytics.

Industrial Engineering - You will produce and maintain capacity models and production ramp plans to define labor planning, capex requirements, workstation design, and throughput gaps. You will design effective facility layouts and production lines using CAD and simulation which meet process requirements, enable production targets, optimize resource allocation and material flow, and maximize productivity and quality. You will identify and champion improvements to key causes of high variability or production bottlenecks, driving actions to resolution across disciplines and stakeholders. You will leverage a data-driven approach to production design and process improvements to improve throughput.