Planning Analyst

Planning Analyst

Costa Mesa, California, United States

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 Team

The Planning Analytics team is responsible for deeply understanding our internal planning tooling and process stack and the data that powers them. They will build resources that transform data into ad hoc reporting, dashboards, web applications, and automated workflows to drive measurable improvements to business velocity in the planning space. This team will partner across Anduril's production and CorpTech orgs to establish visibility and accelerate decision making.

What You'll Do

As a Planning Analyst, you will work with our business-wide Analytics Engineering team to ensure their SQL data pipelines are modeled correctly for planning reporting. You will use Palantir's Foundry platform as your central resource for conducting ad-hoc analysis for planning teams, as well as producing dashboards and automated workflows that write back to our database via Python/Typescript actions. You will gain a deep understanding of the different planning interfaces and craft tools that drive insights and workflows that enable real cost and time savings business impacts. You are onboard with the goal of building out a world-class business analytics layer with truly novel solutions to planning problems.

• Use SQL to transform raw ERP data extractions into structured datasets within a centralized GitHub repository
• Use Palantir's Foundry platform to generate dashboards and automated workflows backed by Python/Typescript code repositories
• Work with planning leaders to define key performance metrics and implement systems for tracking over time
• Eliminate repetitious processes with programmatic automation in Python
• Manage cross-functional projects with clear and concise communication on timelines
• Assess and incorporate external data sources and software that could bring valuable insight for planners
• Educate business users with training/documentation and drive user adoption with a continual feedback loop
• Embed AI into workflows via Palantir's Foundry platform to help summarize and drive signal from noise

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering or related technical field
• 2+ years of experience in analytics, operations engineering, data engineering, or software engineering roles, preferably in complex hardware technology industries
• Expertise in SQL with demonstrated ability to write complex queries
• Expertise in data visualization platforms such as Tableau, Looker, Power BI, Streamlit, Dash, or Palantir Foundry
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel including advanced formulas, live database connections, and VBA
• Proficient in at least one additional programming language such as Python, R, Typescript or similar, for analysis, data visualization, and automation
• Expertise in manufacturing operations concepts such as demand, supply, and material planning, bill of materials (BOM) management, work and purchase order management, and physical inventory management
• Experience working with ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or similar) and extracting/analyzing data from these platforms
• Working knowledge of Git/GitHub for version control
• Experience with APIs and parsing JSON/XML responses into structured datasets

Preferred Qualifications

• You have strong operational instincts and a track record of owning complex, ambiguous planning problems from start to finish.
• You think strategically and execute tactically —you're just as comfortable designing a planning framework as you are diving into the details of a late supplier PO.
• You bring a data-driven mindset and can turn analytics into action; you know how to interpret demand signals, build plans, and communicate clearly.
• You are systems fluent, with experience working across ERP platforms (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle), and can partner effectively with technical teams to improve tooling.
• You lead with cross-functional empathy —understanding the needs of engineering, product, deployment, and finance to align priorities and deliver business outcomes.
• You're comfortable with ambiguity and energized by building structure in environments that are scaling fast.
• You are high ownership, low ego, and value results over credit.
• You anticipate friction before it happens and proactively work to prevent issues rather than react to them.

US Salary Range

$113,000 - $149,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: