Strategy & Operations, Production
Company: Anduril Industries
Location: Costa Mesa
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
ABOUT THE TEAM As Strategy & Operations in our Production
organization, you will be joining the new home for Special Projects
in one of Anduril’s largest, fastest-growing organizations.
Production at Anduril is responsible for the end to end processes
of procuring, manufacturing, and delivering hardware to our
customers. The Production BizOps team is dedicated to staffing
heavy-hitters against the highest-priority problems in the
organization to help deliver hardware On-time, with Quality, at
Cost. You will be embedded in the operations of the business -
working across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Planning, and teams
outside Production like Finance, Growth, HR, etc. - spanning
anywhere from strategic projects with exposure to leadership down
to scrappy operational improvement in the most complex processes in
Production. WHAT YOU'LL DO Work on strategic problems, providing
structure to ambiguity and helping shepherd cross-functional groups
of stakeholders towards decisions on strategic issues - coupling
first principles thinking and the ability to rapidly and creatively
conduct research (internally and externally) to fully and
exhaustively detail the implications and tradeoffs of various
decisions without losing sight of the simple “so what” Own
operational projects end-to-end, from Definition, Solution, to
Implementation. You will be handed ambiguous, messy problems with
little prescription on how to solve them. If this does not excite
you, this is not the role for you. Work on operational problems
involving the intersection of hardware and software systems. From
inventory management systems, to asset-tracking in the field, to
manufacturing systems capturing data on quality-issues on the
production floor. Anduril is hardware business, and tracking
hardware is messy. We need our systems, tools, and, processes to be
up to the task. Work deeply within data and systems, becoming
intimately familiar with how our business systems (ERP, MRP, HRIS,
etc.) function, and how to leverage data from them to create
insights and analytics (leveraging tools like Excel, Palantir
Foundry, etc.), equipping functional teams with these insights and
tools to measure and improve their processes Execute scrappy
analyses on short-timelines to get answers quickly, while also
owning more scalable solutions that will make Anduril successful in
the long term Project manage across many stakeholders. If you don’t
like being the person leading meetings with large groups of people
or managing large Slack channels to wrangle stakeholders towards a
solution, this may not be the role for you Work across functions
and learn Anduril’s business top-to-bottom. You will interact with
Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, Engineering, HR, Recruiting,
Growth, and more. BizOps is one of the most cross-functional teams
at Anduril. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS You have 2-5 years of
experience in management consulting, investment banking, internal
operations, a business analyst role - or some other experience
where you just had to figure out how to get stuff done You are
self-driven and relentlessly proactive. You don’t need someone to
tell you to “move”. You just move. We’d rather have to tell you to
slow down than to speed up. You don’t wait on others to solve
problems. You proactively step into the gap to offer solutions
yourself. You don’t have to be told what to do or how to do it -
you’re the first one to bring forward solutions and ideas, and then
receptively take feedback on them and iterate with the team. You
enjoy the idea of seeing your team as “guardrails” to keep you on
track, but not the engine pushing you forward. You are that engine!
You have an appetite to build clear frameworks to structure
problems. Hardware startups are messy - bringing clarity and
structured-thinking to the table is a huge asset. You lean into
acknowledging your weaknesses and take the idea of feedback and
growth seriously You get energy from being a thought partner for
others and it excites you to spend time translating operational
problems into data problems, and to then going and executing on
them You enjoy working at a place where no one minds if you leave
early one day to go to an appointment or run an errand, but you
also don’t mind responding to Slacks in the evening while you’re
watching Netflix. You have an appetite to build clear frameworks to
structure problems. You have strong analytical aptitude. You
intuitively think about problems in terms of numbers and
data-models, and you are able to quickly execute analyses in Excel
or other tools You are comfortable communicating broadly and having
a lot of eyes on your work. This role can at-times require comms to
large groups and senior leadership. This should excite you! U.S.
Person status is required as this position needs to access
export-controlled data. US Salary Range $146,000 - $194,000 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: Healthcare
Benefits US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
at little to no cost to you. UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of
medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents. IE Roles:
We offer an annual contribution toward your private health
insurance for you and your dependents. Additional Benefits Income
Protection : Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all
employees. Generous time off : Highly competitive PTO plans with a
holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available
to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your
own medical needs. Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage
for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and
gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your
partner from planning to parenting. Mental Health Resources: Access
free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life
coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and
financial support, are also available. Professional Development:
Annual reimbursement for professional development Commuter
Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
Retirement Savings Plan US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and
after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options. UK & IE Roles: Pension plan
with employer match. AUS Roles: Superannuation plan. The recruiter
assigned to this role can share more information about the specific
compensation and benefit details associated with this role during
the hiring process. Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams
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. To
ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with
confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind: No
Financial Requests: Anduril 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
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