Facilities Strategy & Operations, Frontier Systems

andurilindustries

Costa Mesa, California, United States · Costa Mesa · United States

Posted May 6, 2026

Full-time
AFS : Frontier Systems Engineering : Business Operations

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Frontier Systems is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized hardware and software products for Department of War and Intelligence Community (IC) customers. We work within the DoW and IC to understand their requirements, shape their concepts of operation, and deliver exquisite capability across their problem set. We aim to develop and deploy critically needed capabilities that address our customers’ most pressing national security requirements.

ABOUT THE JOB

Own our division’s nation-wide real estate portfolio across office, R&D lab, test site, initial production, and full rate production sites and ensure our teams have what they need when they need it
Manage short term and long term space allocation across dozens of Frontier Systems’ teams for both office space and prototyping lab space, getting creative as necessary to meet the rapidly evolving needs of our teams
Translate engineering and production requirements to facility requirements for new builds, retrofits, and test sites by closely collaborating with Industrial Engineering, Production, and Test teams
Collaborate with the corporate real estate team on construction projects to ensure our teams’ requirements are being met and the projects are being delivered on time and on budget
Lead the launch of new facilities across Engineering, Production, Real Estate, and IT so that move in is efficient as possible
Own the multi-year forecast of real estate needs across the division and determine when and where we make long term investments
Manage the financial impact of our real estate portfolio on the AFS division P&L
Execute on special projects across finance, real estate, and facilities as they arise

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

You love solving complex, ambiguous, cross-functional problems
You’re both high ownership and low ego, approaching everything with strong outcome orientation and high humility
You have excellent project management skills, with a proven track record of delivering large-scale multi-stakeholder projects on time and on budget
You have prior experience designing and/or setting up new production lines or factories - from process mapping through to collaborating with infrastructure design partners and work station design
You can read technical documentation like facility drawings, are highly proficient in excel, and have in-depth knowledge of construction means and methods
You have 6-10 years experience managing a real estate portfolio or in a manufacturing environment at a high-growth technology company or similar fast-paced environment
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance

US Salary Range

$166,000—$220,000 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.

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