Senior Project Manager

Senior Manufacturing Development ManagerAnduril 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. The Manufacturing Development team defines the 'What', 'When', 'Why' and 'How' for manufacturing, from new product development (NPD) and new product introduction (NPI) to manufacturing operations. This role includes managing the rollout of the Manufacturing Development Process (MDP) across multiple product lines, tracking project progress, health, and risks, developing and deploying business processes and templates, and championing best practices across global manufacturing engineering teams. The successful candidate will have a mix of both business and technical acumen, with a strong focus on the product lifecycle and concurrent engineering principles. Anduril's Manufacturing Development team is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Development Manager to grow and implement the Manufacturing Development Process (MDP) - a comprehensive framework that enables Manufacturing Engineering teams to pull production readiness forward in the product lifecycle and produce effectively at scale. This role is based in Atlanta, GA with travel starting at 20% and increasing up to 50% by the end of CY2026. If you are excited to distill Anduril's vision for manufacturing into actionable initiatives and deploy them across products, teams, and sites, then this role is for you.Introduce the MDP framework to a diverse set of stakeholders and programs. Socialize the business process and accompanying resources with cross-functional teams, including Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Program Management, Configuration Management, Quality, and more.Lead Manufacturing Engineering teams through MDP rollout and implementation for their specific product line. Align manufacturing milestones with integrated program schedules, establish accountability for MDP execution, track progress, facilitate action item closure, personalize resources, and prioritize team activities and deliverables.Communicate the importance of MDP and how it contributes to production success to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Identify and execute tailored communication strategies to match stakeholder interests.Articulate manufacturing readiness to cross-functional audiences. Create and maintain data visualization dashboards that synthesize engineering and production information to highlight manufacturing risks and escalate them to leadership.Facilitate phase gate evaluations alongside Manufacturing Engineering teams. Shape presentation content and guide messaging to cross-functional stakeholders. Provide feedback on best practices and lessons learned to help define what good looks like.Champion Manufacturing Engineering and Manufacturing Operations initiatives across teams and sites, from targeted pilots to broad rollout. Maintain a strong connection with the Costa Mesa, CA-based HQ MDP team, expanding HQ processes and resources to the Atlanta office.Foster adoption and make business processes and frameworks actionable by creating tactical resources to implement them.Build relationships and influence change. Collaborate closely with engineers, technicians, and program managers to deeply understand their pain points, needs, and workflows. Be a manufacturing engineering support pillar, advocating for decisions and actions in the best interest of the team.Required Qualifications3+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, manufacturing operations, design engineering, change management, project management, program management, or engineering transformation.8+ years of experience overall in relevant domains.Understanding of the product lifecycle (design/development/production), as well as the purpose of each phase and its associated importance for manufacturing readiness.Strong business acumen together with knowledge of hardware engineering and manufacturing domains.Ability to collaborate and influence across all levels and disciplines (individual contributor to senior leadership, Program Management to Supply Chain to Design Engineering, etc.).Proven ability to execute operationally while also being able to step back and think strategically.Process thinker with a business impact mindset. A desire to learn new things without fear of jumping in.Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearancePreferred QualificationsExperience leading organizational change.Experience successfully taking new products and/or production systems from development to full-scale production.Deep knowledge of co-design, engineering, and manufacturing phases of the product lifecycle.