Senior Technical Program Manager, Manufacturing Test Engineering

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Project Manager for the Manufacturing Test Engineering team, you will be the connective tissue within the production organization to support the development of automated test equipment and systems for production. The manufacturing test team is responsible for the design, integration, and deployment of automated testing solutions across Anduril factories. As a member of this team, you will have the opportunity to help define what manufacturing test looks like for Anduril at a national scale. This position demands an innovative approach to manufacturing test - helping us advance scalability and lower the barrier to entry into our company systems.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Project Planning and Execution

• Define project scope, create schedules, and manage all phases from conception to completion
• Oversee the deployment and validation of manufacturing test 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 test solutions for new product and process designs
• Oversee the design, development, and implementation of test systems, ensuring they meet 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 test plans of record
• Develop tactical plans for any product facility moves impacting test equipment

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 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, test engineer, manufacturing engineer, or production/process engineer for automated processes
• 25%+ travel
• Experience with high volume manufacturing test systems.
• Demonstrated ability to deploy manufacturing test 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 manufacturing test
• 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.