Site Lead, Composites Production

About Andurilindustries

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.

About the Role

Anduril Industries is seeking a Site Lead [General Manager] for our Composites production facility in North Carolina. This position will provide top-level strategic leadership for the growth of the organization and lead communications with key internal and external customers and supplier leadership. The ideal candidate has experience running and scaling a manufacturing organization as it transitions from prototyping into production. It is also strongly encouraged that they have a good understanding of composite manufacturing and/or integration, along with the safety regulations in such industries. This role requires in-depth knowledge of business strategy, corporate finance, and lean manufacturing practices.

What You’ll Do

• Drive the composites production facility through a stage of hypergrowth as it scales from prototypes into production.
• Develop partnerships with engineering teams across all business lines and facilitate prototype development in service of Anduril new product development.
• Responsible for end-to-end ownership of all business functions – including new project definition, production execution, facilities, and staffing.
• Own and support the relationships with internal and external customers and vendor senior leadership.
• Develop and execute the strategy on expanding Anduril composites production capabilities domestically and abroad, including vertical integration of key supply chain bottlenecks.
• Push for continuous improvement of Anduril’s manufacturing processes for composites products, focusing on safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Manage the North Carolina cost center in partnership with a FP&A partner to track financial health of budget against goals, drive actions to maintain operating expenses with budget, assess financial data and create strategies to drive toward cost targets.
• Drive content preparation for Monthly Business Reviews and Quarterly Business Reviews for presentation to Anduril Executives.
• Shape and execute the North Carolina composites business strategy in alignment with greater Anduril functions/interests.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Chemical/Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, manufacturing, business management, or a related field.
• Proven leadership skills.