Project Manager, Manufacturing - Digital Tools

ABOUT THE JOB

The Manufacturing Team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware, including static equipment, moving ground equipment, and flight vehicles. In this position, you will own large parts of the end-to-end manufacturing KPI tracking - enhancing transparency and generating actional reports to support strategic and tactical decision making. You’ll support increasing efficiencies throughout our end-to-end processes, all with a focus on introducing scale and resiliency into our growing people and tools footprint. If you thrive in fast-paced, technical environments and excel at juggling multiple responsibilities, we want to hear from you.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Consider the job as a “jack of all trades” type of role and be comfortable with various types of projects, some might be more dedicated to process while others are more dedicated to system solutions
• Be proactive, self-driven and relentless when approaching problems. Don’t be afraid to charge towards a solution, if there is a clear problem or gap with the work the team does, action on it
• Be a collaborative partner, someone who doesn’t shy away from brainstorming sessions but rather is excited to learn new things from your team and the teams you are closely aligned with
• Be comfortable in an extremely fast-paced environment and be prepared to juggle a couple of projects at a time. There will be a variety of projects that can be taken on, and there is always an opportunity to dive deep or just solely “project manage” something.

Systems and Processes Improvement

• Develop a deep technical understanding of how our manufacturing engineering enterprise systems (ERP, MRP, PLM etc.) function
• Leverage system feedback from the manufacturing engineering teams and formulate an extensive feature roadmap
• Analyze best practices across all cross functional teams (inclusive of Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Material Management & Procurement) and develop ways to standardize and implement end to end processes across all teams.
• Assist in the documentation and standardization of business procedures and reporting protocols across production

Program Oversight and Support

• Support program managers and manufacturing leadership in preparation and management of critical technical and business forums
• Serve as the translator of technical problems to business aligned solutions in a clear and concise manner
• Provide structure to ambiguity and helping drive manufacturing engineering stakeholders towards decisions on tactical and strategic issues
• Develop and execute strategies to drive business impact and outcomes

Data Analysis and Reporting

• Execute scrappy analyses on short-timelines to get answers quickly, while also considering more scalable solutions that will make Anduril successful in the long term
• Analyze manufacturing data to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement manufacturing processes.
• Facilitate data-driven decision-making by providing timely and accurate manufacturing information.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, data systems, business, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, with a focus on system issues, program support, or process improvement.
• Strong analytical aptitude and can intuitively think about problems in terms of numbers and data-models
• Extremely strong written and verbal communication abilities, with the capacity to present complex data clearly to diverse audiences
• A reliable self-starter, highly organized, resourceful, with attention to detail
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working in a technical production environment
• Familiarity with MES, ERP, and PLM systems and how they interface with each other and with operations
• Familiarity with Confluence/JIRA, SharePoint and Airtable
• Familiarity with production & business operations