Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Electromagnetic Warfare
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, CA
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Industrial
- Travel
- 50%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 6+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
A senior industrial role at Anduril Industries (aerospace & defense) in Costa Mesa, CA.
- They ask for
- 6+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, SPC, GD&T, Supplier quality, Tooling
- Day to day
- about 50% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Industrial Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $127k–$190k.
Median of the low and high ends of 14 live postings that list pay, out of 39 industrial engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 38 other live industrial postings in California.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (6+ vs 7+)
Typical $127k–$190k, from 13 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 7+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ New product launch 54%
- Lean 54%
- Six Sigma 44%
- ✓ Root cause 41%
- ✓ Supplier quality 36%
- ✓ SPC 33%
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This plant: Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa
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What you'll do
- ◆Own and manage the electrical commodities/subcategories (cables, harness, capacitors, connectors, PCB/PCBA, chips, etc.) to execute supplier production (NPI to full production) strategies across Anduril’s business lines
- ◆Be a force multiplier for the Supply Chain team and overall commodity strategy, demonstrating a strong sense of ownership, proactivity, technical excellence, creativity, self-direction, and courage
- ◆Vet Suppliers' production capabilities, factory lay out, facilities, workforce for supplier inclusion in Approved Supplier List
- ◆Support Supply Chain Product Sourcing Engineers (PSE), Supply Chain Global Strategic Sourcing Management (GSS) and Supplier Quality Engineers (SQE) in ensuring Suppliers' understanding and adherence to the criteria for part quality set by SQE
- ◆Own bringing up new production tooling & lines, development at Supplier as needed, at Supplier sites to ensure materials, processes & tools are capable of meeting product performance, quality (criteria set by SQE) and demand
requirements
- ✓Own capacity expansion readiness and production ramp-up at Supplier
- ✓Establish and drive process performance and controls (SPC) reviews at Supplier
- ✓Identify and drive product and process improvements, factory layout optimization at Supplier sites to lower part cost, reduce supply risk, eliminate potential defects, and improve cycle time over the product lifecycle
- ✓Support SQE with root cause task force at Anduril by working in tandem with the Supply Chain team, Suppliers, and be responsible for closing the loop of root cause corrective/preventative actions at Supplier
Required qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
- ✓6+ years of experience in supplier quality and industrialization within a manufacturing environment
- ✓Experience with specific category technical expertise, as applicable, electronics manufacturing, SMT processing, GD&T
- ✓Ability to travel at least 50% of the time
- ✓Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA
Preferred qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or related technical field
- ✓Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high tech, or another related industry
- ✓Strong understanding of quality systems, standards, and certifications
- ✓Familiarity with developing high-tech products in a high-mix, low-volume environment
- ✓Exposure to working in a fast-pace, start-up environment
- ✓Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
- ✓Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance
$161,000 — $212,000 USD
Benefits
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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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 job
The Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Electrical is a high-profile, cross functional position that plays an integral role in enabling development and production flow of Anduril’s critical supply base. You will work in close coordination with internal engineering, quality, supply chain and manufacturing departments as well as directly with suppliers to execute effective, creative and smart supply chain strategies to achieve production goals.
We're looking for a talented Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer to expedite the qualification and implementation of product designs with our suppliers, optimizing these designs for quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness from early development through the entire product lifecycle.
