Production Test Engineering Manager, EW

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.

Anduril’s Manufacturing team is seeking a Production Test Engineering Manager to join our team. The EW Manufacturing Team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware for Electromagnetic Warfare.

We aim to develop and deploy critically needed capabilities that address our customers’ most pressing national security requirements. As the Production Test Engineering Manager , your role encompasses the strategic oversight and tactical management of production systems to support high-volume products across the portfolio. You are charged with ensuring rigorous testing protocols are in place, resulting in the consistent delivery of superior quality products to our customers. Furthermore, your leadership guarantees the fulfillment of manufacturing's test throughput requirements. This position demands an innovative approach to resolving complex testing challenges, advancing scalability, and enhancing our automation, throughput, user interfaces, and data analytics methodologies.

• •Direct the manufacturing test engineering team, set objectives, guide initiatives, and assess team outcomes.
• •Oversee and consistently contribute improvements of the manufacturing test strategy for each product to ensure scalable operations across Anduril, transitioning from pre-production to full-scale output.
• •Collaborate with product SEIT and development engineering for design testability, ensuring seamless production integration.
• •Strategize and implement advancements in manufacturing testing, focusing on automation, uniformity, and operational streamlining.
• •Maintain test capabilities of multiple products across their respective manufacturing value stream - from system level checkouts and acceptance testing to key component level in process validation.
• •Evaluate test data, compile findings, and identify opportunities for product and process enhancements.
• •Communicate strategic visions to key stakeholders, guiding the scaling of platforms from pre-production (LRIP) through to mass production (FRP).
• •Lead the procurement and implementation of new test equipment, performing cost-benefit and ROI analyses as needed.
• •Champion initiatives that enhance safety, reduce costs, improve quality, and increase productivity through testing.
• •Cultivate a culture focused on innovation, collaboration, and accountability in the engineering department.
• •Act as the go-to technical authority for manufacturing test matters, advising on and troubleshooting complex issues.
• •Design proactive maintenance and calibration protocols for manufacturing test equipment.