Finance Associate, Engineering Finance

Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 99,000-130,000 · 1-2 years experience · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026

At a glance

You will own development and production cost estimations for new products ranging in maturity from concept to in development.
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.

Support projects end-to-end, from Definition, Solution, to Implementation
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, leading meetings and managing large Slack channels
Work across functions and interact with Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and more
Own detailed should cost models end-to-end, from on-the-ground gathering of data, through creating materials, to presenting them to stakeholders
Build parametric cost models for a variety of products breaking down products into first principles including capability and physics
Tying entire product life cycle costs together to forecast product business case viability, opportunities, and risks
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

Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in manufacturing finance, engineering finance, or engineering role
Strong understanding of mathematics or model building
Strong analytical aptitude and ability to intuitively think about problems in terms of numbers
Ability to quickly execute analyses in Excel
Ability to quantify complex often ambiguous problems
Deep fascination with the intersection of engineering design and how businesses grow and scale
Comfortable communicating broadly and having a lot of eyes on your work, including communications to large groups and senior leadership
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Basic understanding of engineering design within one or more of the following: aerospace, software, maritime, or electronics
Understanding of configuration management principles and how to structure Bill of Materials
Familiarity with defense standards such as MIL-STD-881 and DOD MRA Frameworks

Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
Top-tier benefits for full-time employees supporting health, recovery, and whatever comes next