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Anduril Industries

Production Planning and Scheduling Engineer

Anduril IndustriesSanta Ana, CA
Posted Sep 28 · Last Verified Sep 28
💰 $129,000 – $171,000/yrFull-timemanufacturing and productionwarehouse and logistics

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Quick Summary

Production Planning and Scheduling Engineer for advanced maritime manufacturing facility at Anduril Industries, responsible for integrated master scheduling and production control.

Skills & Keywords

master schedulingproduction planningcritical path analysisearned value management

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • The integrated master plan and integrated master schedule for module production, horizontally and vertically integrated across engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality.
  • Critical path and network logic: find the conflicts, resolve them, and tell the program what just moved and why.
  • Shop load and dispatch: what gets worked today, against real material availability, qualified labor, and open nonconformances.
  • Schedule adherence and earned value: measure plan against actual, then feed the variance back into the plan.
  • Re-baselining when the program changes, with the risk analysis to support it.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • 4+ years in production planning, production control, or master scheduling in shipbuilding, aerospace, or heavy manufacturing.
  • Program-level planning experience: demonstrated ability to build and manage integrated schedules for complex manufacturing or defense programs.
  • You have built and maintained a real integrated schedule against a real build and held the critical path when material and labor both moved.
  • Familiarity with controlled production environments (defense, aerospace, automotive, or similar).
  • Fluency with a scheduling toolset (P6, MS Project, Open Plan, Aurora) and with an ERP/MES (Forge, Odoo, SAP, Solumina, Oracle).
  • Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • No degree required. Apprenticeship, Navy Nuclear Power School, military experience, or a trade path to planning all count.
  • Submarine or surface-ship construction: stage of construction, work control, outfitting, planning value stream.
  • Critical chain / theory of constraints, buffer management.
  • Earned value management.
  • Experience standing up a new production line or factory from greenfield.
  • Background in defense manufacturing (torpedoes, missiles, submarines, aircraft).
  • Digital native: comfortable with modern tools, automation, and data-driven approaches.
  • PMP, PMI-SP, or equivalent scheduling certification.
  • No Financial RequestsAnduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.
  • Please always verify communications Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address. Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to contact@anduril.com.
  • Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.
  • Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to contact@anduril.com.
  • Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.
  • What to Do If You Suspect Fraud Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to contact@anduril.com. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.

Compensation & Benefits

Total rewards package

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.

Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril's Manufacturing Technology, Maritime Team is building the next generation of advanced AI-driven factories to manufacture large-scale autonomous maritime systems at unprecedented speed and scale. The Maritime Manufacturing Technology Team is responsible for rapidly developing and implementing manufacturing technologies and processes for cutting-edge defense hardware, including deployable static and moving surface, undersea and sea to air vehicles, and scaling these products in our new manufacturing facilities. Our industrialization approach combines advanced manufacturing methods, digital integration, and adaptive planning to compress development timelines while de-risking production decisions.

ABOUT THE JOB

Anduril is standing up cutting edge maritime production. You will own the schedule that runs it: one integrated schedule instead of twenty spreadsheets, and the daily call on what the floor builds next. You will be responsible for the overall standup and management of the production process schedule for a state of the art manufacturing facility. This role owns the integrated master schedule (IMS) and drives rate readiness through rigorous planning, analysis, and cross-functional coordination.

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Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries

Costa Mesa, CA

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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that develops AI-powered military systems and autonomous technology for U.S. and allied military capabilities.

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