Senior Production Application Engineering
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
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**Senior Production Application Engineer — Anduril Industries** ## About Anduril Anduril Industries is a defense technology company on a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by **Lattice OS**, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a real-time, 3D command and control center. ## About the Team Anduril’s **Production Analytics** team is seeking a **Senior Production Application Engineer**. The team optimizes production operations by implementing and managing proof of concept, advanced digital solutions, and improvements to existing **MES / ERP / WMS** systems—ensuring production processes and digital tools are efficient, scalable, and aligned with industry standards. ## About the Role As a **Senior Production Application Engineer**, you’ll drive operational excellence by leveraging operational data (production, quality, supply chain, equipment performance) to identify bottlenecks, optimize processes, and improve efficiency and scalability. You’ll collaborate with product line and functional teams to design, develop, and validate data-driven solutions as proofs of concept—informing strategic decisions for systematic implementation. ## What You’ll Do - Work with production leadership to develop and implement digital production strategies/solutions to enhance productivity, reduce costs, and improve quality. - Analyze manufacturing data (production metrics, process flow, resource utilization) to identify improvement opportunities. - Collaborate cross-functionally to align manufacturing strategies with business objectives. - Monitor industry trends and best practices to keep manufacturing processes cutting-edge. - Create and maintain documentation for production processes and strategies to support continuous improvement. - Lead and facilitate operational excellence initiatives. - Provide strategic input into capacity planning and workforce management for scalable operations. - Implement and refine production **KPIs** to measure performance and drive accountability. ## Required Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Data Science, Software Engineering, or related field. Master’s preferred (MBA or MS in Engineering). - **8+ years** experience developing insights and solutions using data visualization tools (e.g., **SQL, Databricks, Python, TypeScript, Tableau, Power BI, MS VBA**, etc.). - Understanding of data science and exposure to data pipelines (e.g., **Dagster, SQLmesh**, etc.). - Proven experience in a production strategy/analysis role with tangible insights and implementations that drove results. - Ability to quickly understand current operations and potential issues on the product line. - Strong analytical skills and attention to detail. - Experience partnering with production leadership to conceptualize solutions and understand requirements. - Familiarity with production software; advanced proficiency in statistical analysis and data presentation tools. - Excellent communication and presentation skills. - Experience with **lean manufacturing** and process improvement methodologies such as **Six Sigma**. - Ability to collaborate and lead cross-functional projects. - Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. - Ability to obtain and maintain a **Security Clearance**. ## Salary Range (US) **$146,000 — $194,000 USD** (base salary esti
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