Head of Production, Imaging

Waltham · Waltham, MA (WMA-01) · USD 261,000-346,000 · 10+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026

At a glance

Anduril Industries is seeking a Head of Production, Imaging to coordinate all production operations across a variety of objectives and locations.
The Head of Production owns execution, operational direction, career pathing, and production vision for a suite of Anduril products.
Your job will be to provide consistent, flawless execution for a variety of products and programs.

Own all Production outcomes such as, ramp plan, Headcount, etc.
Drive all people and resources to drive all production outcomes.
Serve as tactical leader for Anduril’s rapidly growing production operations for a product or suite of products.
Hold cross functional teams accountable to meeting demands, deadlines and goals to deliver the production on time and within budget.
Drive Production, Supply Chain, and Quality, teams to build and execute upon Anduril’s 5-year strategic vision to become a next-generation aerospace and defense manufacturer, capable of full rate production.
Deliver production outcomes as the products mature from production development to full rate production.
Build strong partnerships with Engineering, Deployment Operations, and Program Management to execute success.
Mature products from low rate to full rate production by driving processes and systems as needed throughout the product development lifecycle.
Establish and manage team to financial, quality, and on-time delivery KPIs to understand how our manufacturing operations are impacting our business.
Advise on development and oversee implementation of digital technologies, from PLM and ERP to our custom MES and QMS systems, that enable our production operations to efficiently scale while meeting customer requirements.

10+ years in a Production leadership role with a track record of successfully scaling products from prototype to full rate production on the order of 1000s.
Strong ability to work cross-functionally in an unstructured, ambiguous environment.
Experience with discrete production operations in a deeply technical industry such as aerospace, consumer electronics, medical, or automotive.
Must have owned a new product ramp through full rate production.
Experience managing a P&L in a Production environment.
Experience managing workforce of at least 100+ employees across quality, supply chain, manufacturing engineering and technicians.
Relentless drive for continuous improvement and solving high impact business problems through highly leveraged process, business systems, and data.
Strong outcome orientation with the ability to drive initiatives from inception to implementation and adoption.
Positive and inspirational leader with the demonstrated ability to assess, attract and retain high-quality talent and build high-performing teams.
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Startup experience preferred.
Production engineering manufacturing experience also a plus.
Bachelor of Science or higher degree in a technical discipline preferred, not required.

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