VP Production, Connected Warfare

Anduril
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull-timeUSD 252,000 - 382,000 annuallyFunction: Manufacturing & Production OperationsExperience: 15+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Cross-functional collaboration","Talent development","Accountability"]

Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for all Connected Warfare production activities. Own production across multiple facilities and business lines, orchestrating production planning, supply chain, manufacturing engineering, and manufacturing operations. Drive new product introduction with R&D, sales, and engineering, establish operational excellence using lean and Six Sigma, and monitor KPIs for safety, quality, delivery, schedule, and cost. Own the division’s production P&L and production strategy, including capacity planning, workforce sizing, and make-vs-buy decisions.

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VP Production, Connected Warfare

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Job Summary

Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for all Connected Warfare production activities. Own production across multiple facilities and business lines, orchestrating production planning, supply chain, manufacturing engineering, and manufacturing operations. Drive new product introduction with R&D, sales, and engineering, establish operational excellence using lean and Six Sigma, and monitor KPIs for safety, quality, delivery, schedule, and cost. Own the division’s production P&L and production strategy, including capacity planning, workforce sizing, and make-vs-buy decisions.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Job Function: Manufacturing & Production Operations
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Establish and provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple production facilities, ensuring consistency in quality, cost, and delivery.
  • •Lead and build production capabilities across a portfolio of products, balancing investment, capacity, and talent allocation.
  • •Partner with R&D, sales, and engineering to lead new product introductions and develop production lines/processes to meet customer requirements.
  • •Drive division production strategy, including facility footprint decisions, make-vs-buy analyses, capital deployment planning, workforce sizing, and owning production P&L.
  • •Establish operational excellence and continuous improvement using lean manufacturing and Six Sigma; set KPIs for safety, quality, delivery, schedule, and cost; ensure regulatory and EHS compliance.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 252,000 - 382,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Operations Management, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
  • •15+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, including 7-10 years in a senior/executive role overseeing 500+ employees.
  • •Proven experience leading large, complex manufacturing operations across multiple sites and scaling international manufacturing operations.
  • •Experience managing simultaneous product ramps and covering production planning, supply chain, manufacturing engineering, operations, and quality.
  • •Demonstrated ability to set and scale an operational excellence framework using lean manufacturing and continuous improvement, plus leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
Experience:15+ yearsManufacturingInternational manufacturingRegulated industriesDefense
Education:Bachelor's in engineering, Operations Management, or related field
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationCross-functional collaborationTalent developmentAccountability
Languages:English

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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