Senior Industrial Engineer (Manufacturing Supply Chain)

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

Job Description:

Senior Industrial Engineer (Manufacturing Supply Chain)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.The right person for this role can demonstrate past holistic ownership on solving operational challenges with creative solutions in a fast-paced, resource-limited environment. This person will be flexible to provide support wherever needed to ensure products are built and shipped under stringent quality standards. If you are someone who thrives in such an environment, then this role is for you.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 using tools such as Value Stream Mapping/Process Mapping/Line Balancing techniques.
• Be proactive and make an impact on the warehouse team. Value incremental improvements and push them to the floor as quickly as possible. Then iterate until we reach a world-class level.REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • 5+ years past 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 - 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 culminated in a 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/implementation 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 (PCBAs, sensor hardware, etc.) and structures, mechanical components, and electromechanical systems.
  • 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 among others to allow teams to be successful without massive capex.
    • Experience interacting with SQL databases - storage of information and building custom queries for tracking production and inventory-related metrics.
    • Digital Systems - experience using Siemens "Plant Simulation" and "Process Simulation" software to model a production line and run production scenarios.
    • Prior knowledge of NetSuite, Oracle, or a similar Enterprise Resource Planning (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, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) 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, including:
      • Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
      • Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
      • Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
      • 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
      • Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more.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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