Anduril Industries

Senior Finance Associate, Engineering

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

Qualifications

  • 1-2+ years in finance roles focusing on manufacturing or engineering within a high-growth hardware company.
  • Strong grasp of financial and accounting principles.
  • Proven analytical skills with a numerical problem-solving approach.
  • Proficiency in executing analyses in Excel under tight deadlines.
  • Ability to navigate corporate systems and analytic tools quickly.
  • Excellent communication skills for engaging with diverse stakeholders including senior leadership.
  • Flexible work ethic with comfort in changing schedules.

Responsibilities

  • Lead projects from definition through to implementation, tackling complex problems with minimal guidance.
  • Conduct rapid analyses to provide quick insights while building long-term scalable solutions.
  • Manage cross-functional stakeholder interactions and project timelines effectively.
  • Develop comprehensive financial models to support various business units, helping to drive strategic decisions.
  • Create frameworks that enhance Anduril's value engineering capabilities for product cost optimization.
  • Collaborate with engineering and supply chain teams to develop cost reduction strategies.
  • Evaluate engineering plans from a financial and business perspective.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare plans with minimal cost to employees in the US.
  • Full medical insurance coverage for employees and dependents in the UK and AUS roles.
  • Generous PTO including a holiday hiatus in December and caregiver leave options.
  • Access to mental health resources including therapy and life coaching.
  • Funding for professional development and commuter benefits depending on location.
  • Relocation assistance available based on role requirements.
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE JOB
  • You will own financial analyses that underpin major R&D initiatives around Anduril as well as existing products and businesses
  • You will partner with leadership and teams from across the business to translate engineering problems into quantitative measures and partial solutions (with a financial lens)
  • Your work will vary from quick-turn analytical problem solving to process and data improvements and building out financial models
WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Own projects end-to-end, from Definition, Solution, to Implementation. You will be handed ambiguous, messy problems with little prescription on how to solve them.
    • 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 Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and more
  • Own detailed financial models end-to-end, from on-the-ground gathering of data, through creating materials, to presenting them to stakeholders
    • Build P&L models for different products, business lines, divisions, and acquisitions
    • Build novel financial frameworks for thinking through operational decisions, including but not limited to facilities, manufacturing, supply chain, etc.
  • Create novel frameworks for establishing a strong "value engineering" muscle
    • Establish transparency into material cost for existing and future Anduril products
    • Build financial models that help set material cost targets for different products
    • Work with the Engineering and Supply Chain teams to develop and implement cost reduction roadmaps
    • Help executives think through tradeoffs in product features vs. costs vs. profitability
  • "Red-Team" engineering plans from a financial / business perspective
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • You have 5+ years of experience in manufacturing finance, engineering finance, or in a finance role at a high growth hardware company
  • You have a strong understanding of financial and accounting concepts
  • You have strong analytical aptitude. You intuitively think about problems in terms of numbers
  • You are able to quickly execute analyses in Excel
  • You have an ability to quantify complex often ambiguous problems
  • You are willing to learn how to use corporate systems (e.g. Salesforce, Coupa, Anaplan) and analytic / dashboarding tools (e.g. Palantir Foundry)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities


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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