Anduril Industries

Production Planning and Scheduling Engineer

Anduril Industries$129K — $171K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years in production planning or control, specifically in shipbuilding, aerospace, or heavy manufacturing.
  • Experience with program-level planning and managing complex integrated schedules.
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain critical paths amid changing material and labor conditions.
  • Familiarity with regulated production environments such as defense and aerospace.
  • Proficient with scheduling tools (e.g., P6, MS Project) and ERP/MES systems (e.g., Forge, SAP).
  • Must be a U.S. Person for access to export-controlled information; eligibility for U.S. Secret security clearance is required.
  • No formal degree necessary, but relevant military or trade experience is valued.

Responsibilities

  • Develop the integrated master plan and schedule for production across all functions.
  • Identify and resolve conflicts within the critical path and network logic.
  • Manage daily shop load and dispatch based on material availability and labor qualifications.
  • Monitor schedule adherence, utilizing earned value metrics for continuous improvement.
  • Re-baseline schedules in response to program changes, providing necessary risk analysis.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package at little to no cost for employees.
  • Support provided for health and recovery needs.
  • Investments in employee wellbeing and future opportunities.
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril's Manufacturing Technology, Maritime Team is building the next generation of advanced AI-driven factories to manufacture large-scale autonomous maritime systems at unprecedented speed and scale. The Maritime Manufacturing Technology Team is responsible for rapidly developing and implementing manufacturing technologies and processes for cutting-edge defense hardware, including deployable static and moving surface, undersea and sea to air vehicles, and scaling these products in our new manufacturing facilities. Our industrialization approach combines advanced manufacturing methods, digital integration, and adaptive planning to compress development timelines while de-risking production decisions.

ABOUT THE JOB

Anduril is standing up cutting edge maritime production. You will own the schedule that runs it: one integrated schedule instead of twenty spreadsheets, and the daily call on what the floor builds next. You will be responsible for the overall standup and management of the production process schedule for a state of the art manufacturing facility. This role owns the integrated master schedule (IMS) and drives rate readiness through rigorous planning, analysis, and cross-functional coordination.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • The integrated master plan and integrated master schedule for module production, horizontally and vertically integrated across engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality.
  • Critical path and network logic: find the conflicts, resolve them, and tell the program what just moved and why.
  • Shop load and dispatch: what gets worked today, against real material availability, qualified labor, and open nonconformances.
  • Schedule adherence and earned value: measure plan against actual, then feed the variance back into the plan.
  • Re-baselining when the program changes, with the risk analysis to support it.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • 4+ years in production planning, production control, or master scheduling in shipbuilding, aerospace, or heavy manufacturing.
  • Program-level planning experience: demonstrated ability to build and manage integrated schedules for complex manufacturing or defense programs.
  • You have built and maintained a real integrated schedule against a real build and held the critical path when material and labor both moved.
  • Familiarity with controlled production environments (defense, aerospace, automotive, or similar).
  • Fluency with a scheduling toolset (P6, MS Project, Open Plan, Aurora) and with an ERP/MES (Forge, Odoo, SAP, Solumina, Oracle).
  • Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • No degree required. Apprenticeship, Navy Nuclear Power School, military experience, or a trade path to planning all count.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Submarine or surface-ship construction: stage of construction, work control, outfitting, planning value stream.
  • Critical chain / theory of constraints, buffer management.
  • Earned value management.
  • Experience standing up a new production line or factory from greenfield.
  • Background in defense manufacturing (torpedoes, missiles, submarines, aircraft).
  • Digital native: comfortable with modern tools, automation, and data-driven approaches.
  • PMP, PMI-SP, or equivalent scheduling certification.


US Salary Range

$129,000-$171,000 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:

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.

About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that develops advanced systems for the military. The company was founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey, Trae Stephens, and Matt Grimm, and has since grown to become a major player in the defense industry. Anduril's products include autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and other advanced technologies that are designed to enhance military capabilities. The company has received significant funding from investors and has partnerships with several major defense contractors. Anduril is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Learn more about Anduril Industries
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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