Anduril’s Manufacturing team is seeking an Material Flow Engineer to join our team. The Manufacturing Team is responsible for rapidly iterating and building cutting-edge defense hardware, including static equipment, moving ground equipment, sensors, undersea, and flight vehicles.

As an Material Flow Engineer, you will provide technical assistance in the areas of material selection, experimental techniques, manufacturing processes, material properties, and government regulations.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Interface with Manufacturing Engineering while also engineering the material handling/flow equipment and facilities aligned with manufacturing strategy and timing.
• Ensure cross functional (Plant Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Material Handling) aligned assumptions, layouts, and timing for kitting applications.
• Lead implementation of Material Flow Strategy (fork free, kitting, floor space optimization, and MSC third party cost minimization) implementation for assigned plants/programs.
• Track and manage manufacturing VMI support for consumables (MSC) bid packs, scope changes, funding, cost reduction initiatives, and forecasts.
• Responsible for delivering kitting solutions to material flow challenges including containerization, kit cell layout, kit flow plan, kit delivery, and IT requirements.
• Present kitting concepts and designs to internal customers and executive audiences to persuasively explain need, innovation, and business case.
• Manages product flow from stock, to quality inspection, with delivery to the shipping department.
• Lead Material Flow Engineering (MFE) planning, design, and support implementation for assigned plant / programs.
• Ensure timely delivery of all material handling (MH) equipment to support program scheduling including forecasting costs, developing equipment specifications, and procuring the equipment.
• Track and manage Material Flow Equipment capex budgets including funds available, committed, and spent.
• Manage new project planning data bases such as PFEP (plan for every part) including interface with packaging approval process.
• Interface with facility personnel to ensure accurate material line layouts and equipment needs to support Lean production.

RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MATERIAL FLOW ENGINEER.

• Engineer optimal material flow, material handling equipment, and facilities for new programs
• Flawless launch of material handling equipment and facilities for new model programs
• Lead plant specific Material Support statements of work and launch of new facilities.
• Lead purchasing initiatives for Material Flow hardware and integrated systems.
• Develop kit cell to lineside material flow including racks, light conveyors, carts.
• Report concepts and costs to Leadership and production teams.
• Lead and motivate the team in accordance with the vision of development of Material flow strategies
• Provide technical support through planning, development, and implementation for the strategic elements of:
  • Right sizing of material storage media
  • Establishing efficient material storage, picking and delivery methods
  • Selecting optimal delivery frequency and size to maximize material delivery efficiency and manufacturing productivity.
  • Developing appropriate productivity measurements for material movement.
• Evaluates current logistics flow through the facility.
• Establishes and monitors line side inventory levels and presentation.
• Plans material replenishment strategies to support variable build levels and inventory accuracy while minimizing material handling costs.
• Establishes and creates triggers based on raw material or complete goods replenishment cycles and lead times.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Packaging, and Supply Chain Management
• Motivated to plan aggressively, accept challenges, take responsibility for assignments, and deliver objectives on time.
• Proficiency in building and running material flow and discrete-event simulation models in the 2D and 3D space, in particular using Siemens “PlantSim”.
• Experience in mining, collecting, cleansing, and analyzing data from enterprise shop floor execution systems such as WMS or MES
• Knowledge of integrated, enterprise software and database systems that support the overall Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) - NetSuite, Teamcenter
• Strong leadership skills - especially in areas of teamwork, drive for results, and business acumen
• Experience with engineering and launching material handling facilities and equipment.
• Knowledge of production control operations, procedure, and systems including, but not limited to, Microsoft office applications.
• Ability to implement, sustain, and improve material flow processes, packaging, and develop strategies.
• Solid understanding of Lean Manufacturing/JIT principles, both in theory and practical experiences application.