Senior Industrial Engineer (Supply Chain Material Flow)

Company: Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc
Location: Costa Mesa
Posted on: January 25, 2025

Job Description:

Senior Industrial Engineer (Supply Chain Material Flow)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.Anduril's Supply Chain team is seeking a Senior Industrial Engineer to join us. The Supply Chain Team is responsible for supporting production from a material standpoint. Working with a global network of suppliers to support a global manufacturing platform takes people who are willing to work hard and find ways to win. As a Senior Industrial Engineer, you will have responsibility for optimizing Anduril's manufacturing operations for best-in-class quality, reliability, speed, and asset utilization, all while meeting critical customer deployment and internal development timelines. The Senior Industrial Engineer will be instrumental in taking a data-driven approach to designing production lines and associated manufacturing processes to meet these objectives. Executing on this responsibility will entail active collaboration with other Anduril teams, including but not limited to Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Business Operations.WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Passionately work across multiple programs from development to full rate production to scale best-in-class solutions to align with maturity of manufacturing process.
• Proactively identify imbalances and bottlenecks caused by inventory processes, line layouts, parts shortages, staffing shortages, and other production constraints; flag constraints with the appropriate owners across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality and drive to resolution.
• Own the metrics, KPIs, and reporting associated with monitoring production line health and efficiency, such as cycle time, throughput rate, capacity, utilization, process non-conformities, and inventory accuracy.
• Conduct time studies of current and developing processes to ensure efficiency across warehouse and operations.
• Develop processes to optimize workplans for highly variable demands across multiple sites.
• Translate tools and reports into actionable tasks that impact the health of warehouse operations across a plethora of processes and sites.
• Produce and maintain tools to increase accuracy of work demand for new facilities and maturing processes using a data-driven approach.
• Value incremental improvements and push them to the floor as quickly as possible, iterating until achieving a world-class level.REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • 5+ years of experience in a high-rate manufacturing environment in either a production or supply chain-type role where complex mechanical and/or electrical assemblies were built with heavy data utilization.
  • Department or Factory design and setup experience - Value Stream mapping, Flow lines, continuous flow, one piece flow, workstation design.
  • Demonstrated ability to completely own a value chain from start to finish, measuring each step of the process, creating actionable tasks that culminate in significant and sustainable business improvement.
  • Demonstrated ability to present project results to a cross-functional team with clearly related data to proposed next steps.
  • Drive solutions by analyzing large data sets and aligning with deep process knowledge that leads to top departmental issues.
  • Prior knowledge and interaction with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for production operations.
  • Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing principles which drive manufacturing productivity.
  • Local subject matter expert for line balancing, time studies, and general industrial engineering across site.
  • Ability to demonstrate a willingness to take on substantial responsibility across manufacturing, engineering, and operations functions with a bias towards speed and accuracy.
  • Strong technical ability to read technical documentation such as drawings and CAD data, understanding of a variety of hardware manufacturing processes for both electronics and mechanical components.
  • U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data.
  • Ability to travel internationally and domestically up to 25% of the time.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
    • Experience in delivering successful projects by being hands-on with the process, including gemba walks, operational analysis, and poka yoke solutions.
    • Experience interacting with SQL databases for tracking production and inventory-related metrics.
    • Experience using Siemens "Plant Simulation" or "Process Simulation" software to model a production line.
    • Prior knowledge of NetSuite, Oracle or a similar ERP system.
    • Bachelor's degree or higher in Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering.US Salary Range: $128,000 - $192,000 USDThe salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors. Actual salary offer may vary based on work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees.Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply.
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