Director of Supplier Industrialization Engineering

<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><h3><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ABOUT THE JOB</strong></span></h3> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Director of Supplier Industrialization is responsible for leading the end-to-end development, qualification, and production readiness of the supply base across Anduril's programs. This role bridges Engineering, Supply Chain, Programs, and Manufacturing to ensure that suppliers are capable, qualified, and ready to meet long-term production rate, cost, and performance requirements from concept through full-rate production. The Director will shape the supplier industrialization strategy, driving design-for-manufacturability, affordability, and supply chain resiliency into the earliest stages of product development. This role requires a leader who can operate at the strategic level while diving into the technical details of supplier manufacturing processes, quality systems, and production ramp execution.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>WHAT YOU'LL DO</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead and scale the Supplier Industrialization Engineering team, building a high-performing organization that drives supplier manufacturing readiness from new product introduction (NPI) through sustained production. Attract, develop, and retain top talent; hold a high bar through coaching, feedback, and accountability.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Own the supplier industrialization process end-to-end: supplier capability assessments, Advanced</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), process capability validation, and First Article Inspection (FAI) to ensure suppliers are qualified and production-ready.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Develop and execute multi-year supplier development and second-source qualification strategies for critical components, ensuring continuity of supply, cost competitiveness, and resilience across the industrial base.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead supplier engagement for manufacturing process optimization, yield improvement, cost reduction, and capacity planning to support radical production rate increases.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Establish and maintain supplier quality standards and compliance with aerospace and defense requirements (e.g., AS9100, AS9102, AS9145, NADCAP, ITAR/DFARS) across the supply base.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Collaborate cross-functionally with Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Program Management, Quality,</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Manufacturing, and Finance to align supplier industrialization activities with program milestones and business objectives.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and supplier scorecards to track industrialization progress, supplier health, and production readiness. Provide regular executive-level reporting on risks, opportunities, and performance.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Proactively identify and mitigate risks to supplier readiness, including obsolescence management, technology refresh planning, and supply disruption contingency strategies.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Drive a culture of continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles across the supply base, implementing best practices for pr