Senior Project Manager, Manufacturing Automation Engineering

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI‑powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center.

As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting‑edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Senior Project Manager for the Manufacturing Automation Engineering team, you will be the connective tissue within the production organization to support the development of automation equipment and systems for production. The Core Automation team is responsible for the design, integration, and deployment of automated manufacturing systems across Anduril factories. As a member of this team, you will have the opportunity to help define what production automation looks like for Anduril at a national scale.

This position demands an innovative approach to enhancing our automation, advancing scalability, and lowering the barrier to entry into our company systems.

Project Planning and Execution

• Define project scope, create schedules, and manage all phases from conception to completion
• Oversee the installation, validation, and commissioning of automation equipment in production environments across multiple product lines
• Develop and manage project budgets, track costs, and ensure adequate staffing and tools are available
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including electrical, mechanical, production, design engineering, and software engineering — gathering requirements, providing updates, managing expectations, and addressing concerns.

Technical Oversight

• Work with R&D and manufacturing teams to deliver automation solutions for new product and process designs
• Oversee the design, development, and implementation of automated systems, ensuring they meet safety, quality, and efficiency standards.
• Vendor and procurement management — Approve vendor purchases, manage the procurement of hardware and software, and monitor costs
• Ensure all projects adhere to quality, safety, and regulatory standards and requirements

Capacity Planning and Management

• Work with space planning and capacity management teams to understand product and facility plans of record and marry to automation plans of record
• Develop tactical plans for any product facility moves impacting automation equipment

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• You have 8+ years of experience as project/program manager for a manufacturing process, automation engineer, manufacturing engineer, or production/process engineer for automated processes
• 25%+ travel
• Experience with high volume production automation and controls systems
• Demonstrated ability to deploy automation systems deployed at scale across multiple locations
• You can work hands‑on in a manufacturing environment and draw key learnings that are then used to optimize the production systems
• You don’t wait on others to solve problems. You proactively step into the gap to offer solutions yourself
• You are comfortable with and good at communicating broadly and having a lot of eyes on your work. This role can at‑times require comms to large groups and senior leadership
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Broad knowledge of automation and controls, including conveyance, robotics, fastening/dispensing, and material movement
• Upstream or downstream experience relative to Manufacturing – Supply Chain, Finance, Business Development, Field Deployment, Design, etc.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

$166,000 — $220,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a…