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About The Job
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.
What You’ll Do
Enterprise Supply Chain Vision & Strategy: Define and execute multi-year global sourcing strategies across complex sensor domains, including Active Electronically Scanned Arrays (AESA), millimeter-wave radar, SWIR/MWIR/LWIR cooled and uncooled optical engines, precision optomechanics, and beam‑steering systems.
Team Leadership & Scale: Build, mentor, and lead a high‑performing team of commodity managers, strategic sourcing leads, and technical sourcing engineers across multiple global sites.
Supplier Relationship Management: Drive deep sub‑tier visibility beyond Tier 1. Manage investments in supplier‑owned tooling, cleanroom allocations, precision optical fabrication machinery (MRF, diamond turning), and specialized RF/optical test fixtures (anechoic chambers, collimators, interferometers).
Cross‑Functional Engineering Alignment: Partner directly with Optical Engineers, RF/Antennas Designers, and Sensor Architecture teams during early‑stage R&D/NPI to qualify state‑of‑the‑art detector technology, influence \"Design for Manufacturing & Test\" (DFM/DFT), and establish yield‑improvement roadmaps.
Commercial & Strategic Negotiations: Lead high‑stakes negotiations for master service agreements (MSAs), development agreements, long‑term supply agreements (LTSAs), and complex statement of works (SOWs)—optimizing pricing structures, IP protection, warranty, payment terms, and lead‑time commitments.
Supply Chain Resilience & Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify single‑source dependencies, geopolitical vulnerabilities, and capacity constraints. Drive proactive risk mitigation plans, dual‑sourcing strategies, and strategic buffer inventory models.
Cost Architecture & TCO Modeling: Champion robust \"should‑cost\" modeling, teardown analyses, and TCO evaluations to optimize value from concept through end‑of‑life.
Executive Communication: Conduct regular operational and strategic reviews with C-suite and executive leadership, serving as the primary executive escalation point for all critical supply chain matters.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations, Business, or a related technical discipline.
10+ years of experience in optical & radar strategic sourcing, global commodity management, or supply chain leadership within complex hardware manufacturing environments.
5+ years of proven experience building, managing, and scaling high‑performing procurement or supply chain teams.
Demonstrated expertise negotiating enterprise‑level agreements and managing electro‑optical/infrared (EO/IR) architectures, radar/RF sub‑tier manufacturing (T/R modules, phased arrays), or precision optics fabrication.
Proven track record of managing supplier lifecycles and negotiating complex multi‑million‑dollar commercial agreements.
Deep understanding of New Product Introduction (NPI) workflows and scaling from prototype to high‑rate production.
Ability to travel up to 25%–50% domestically and internationally as needed.
Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, optical engineering, or physics
Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high tech, or related industry
Well‑versed in TCO and should costing analysis to ensure data‑driven analytics tied to component and supplier selection, in a product‑based ecosystem
Strategic thinker, experienced putting together commodities strategy/roadmap with key engineering stakeholders
Proven leadership in driving and influencing other teams to a common goal. You know how to effectively communicate and collaborate cross‑functionally and with all levels within an organization
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security clearance
US Salary Range
$253,000—$336,000 USD
Benefits
The 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:
At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.
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Worksite address
costa mesa, CA, 92626, US
Who can apply
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