Program Manager, Manufacturing Operations

Job description

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 TEAM Manufacturing Operations exists to build and sustain the production system that enables Anduril to scale manufacturing with speed, quality, and discipline. We don't just support the factory. We are the operating system that makes it run. Our remit spans five pillars: the Anduril Production System (standard work, tiered accountability, KPIs, visual management), optimization and continuous improvement, learning and development, maintenance standards, and analytics. This role reports directly to the VP of Manufacturing Operations. ABOUT THE JOB As Manufacturing Program Manager you will drive the cross-functional projects and initiatives that move Anduril from LRIP-era operations to a scalable Full Rate Production model. You will not own a single product line. Instead, you will be the program management engine across all five pillars of the Manufacturing Operations remit, ensuring that strategic initiatives have clear owners, defined timelines, cross-functional alignment, and measurable outcomes. This is not a traditional project management role. It requires someone who understands manufacturing operations at the floor level and can drive accountability across engineering, supply chain, quality, IT, and leadership to get programs across the finish line. WHAT YOU'LL DO You will drive cross-functional projects and initiatives within each of the five areas that define the Manufacturing Operations remit: Build and Deploy the Anduril Production System • Drive the cross-functional rollout of standard work, tiered meeting structures (Tier 1/2/3), KPI definitions, and visual management across all manufacturing site • Coordinate across Manufacturing System & Standards, site leadership, and IT/Digital to sequence deployment line by line and ensure each site is assessed, baselined, and brought to standard • Build and operationalize the enterprise scorecard architecture (Plan vs. Actual, CTB Attainment, Downtime Pareto, Yield/DRR, OT%) so each level of the organization has the right metric at the right cadence • Stand up and manage the Leadership SteerCo cadence that governs system priorities and holds the standard Get Technicians to Certified Operator Faster • Program manage the initiatives that cut time-from-hire-to-certified-operator, partnering with L&D on structured onboarding, skill certification redesign, and OJT overhaul • Drive the cross-functional work between L&D, Talent Acquisition, and state/community partners (e.g., JobsOhio) to build a repeatable technician sourcing and hiring pipeline • Ensure standard work is right-sized and OJT checklists map 1:1 to tasks so qualification is verifiable at every technician level • Track and report on onboarding volume, certification timelines, and pipeline health across all sites Upskill Key Front-Line Leaders • Drive the buildout and cross-site deployment of supervisor and leadership training programs so the leaders closest to the line can run and audit the production system themselves • Coordinate between L&D, site leadership, and the Optimization team to deliver leadership content and embed real-time coaching and mentoring across all sites • Track program delivery milestones, cohort completions, and effectiveness metrics for Lead, Own, Grow and future leadership curricula Support and Optimize the Lines We Run • Coordinate the deployment of CI and optimization resources across sites, sequencing stabilization and optimization work against business impact • Manage the CI pr