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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.\nThe Hardware Platform Organization is Anduril's central hardware engineering org. We build the shared technologies, tools, and infrastructure that power hardware development across every Anduril division, from actuators and propulsion to batteries, avionics, rocket motors, and test operations. Our teams set engineering standards, run development manufacturing and test sites, and develop core technology products that ship across multiple product lines.\nAs a member of Hardware Platform Operations, you will work side by side with the operations leads who run the business of Hardware Platform, spanning both core engineering and Rocket Motor Systems, serving as a true right hand on the organization’s most important operational, financial, and strategic work. You will support headcount, budget, capital equipment, and planning workstreams day to day, and you will help with the high-stakes special projects that shape where the organization goes next. You will partner with engineering leadership, our business lines and divisions, Finance, Talent Acquisition, People Operations, Facilities, and central business operations to unpack ambiguous problems and turn them into lasting, scalable solutions.\nABOUT THE JOB\nWe are looking for a Hardware Operations Analyst to join our growing team. This role is built for someone who would rather ship a working solution this week than a perfect plan next quarter. Your work will range from quick-turn firefighting to building and redesigning processes to supporting strategic analyses that land in front of division leads and executives. We are open to a range of experience levels and will invest heavily in coaching the right person. Scope will grow as fast as you can take it on.\nWHAT YOU'LL DO\nContribute to Special Projects and Strategic Analysis: Help the operations leads work through the organization’s highest-priority, most ambiguous problems and get them to a decision.\nBuild ROI, cost-benefit, and scenario analyses for strategic business starts, Core Technology investments, and organizational design changes.\nFrame the problem, gather the data, form a point of view, and turn it into a clear recommendation for leadership.\n Support the Budget and Financial Operating Rhythm: Track and analyze the financial levers behind Hardware Platform’s budget and fully allocated P&L, in partnership with FP&A.\nPrepare rolling monthly forecasts for headcount, non-labor expense, and capital expenditure, working directly with engineering leads and division operations.\nProduce monthly variance analysis (actuals vs. operating plan vs. forecast), explain the drivers, and recommend actions to stay on plan.\nPartner on Annual Planning and Mid-Year Refresh: Coordinate the planning cycle for Hardware Platform, from input gathering through final submission.\nBuild planning models that tie historical labor and spend to strategic priorities and business line demand.\nHelp build the case for how Hardware Platform is funded and structured as the organization scales.\n Coordinate Headcount and Staffing Operations: Track the full FTE lifecycle, from program demand intake and req approval through recruiting, onboarding, staffing assignments, and labor reporting.\nBuild and maintain the central headcount database and dashboards (current headcount, pending starts, open reqs, and attrition) that give every division a common language for headcount decisions.\nWork cross-functionally with divisions, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and People Operations to inform decisions on requisition openings, headcount adjustments, and hiring priorities for rapid scaling.\n Assist with Capital Equipment and Space: Facilitate the lifecycle of Hardware Platform’s capital equipment, workspace, and lab footprint.\nMaintain the capital equipment database (utilization, depreciation, lifecycle), coordinate the purchase approval process, and help build next year’s capex budget.\nContribute to workspace and lab growth planning with Facilities and Strategic Real Estate, and track business line utilization of shared equipment and square footage.\nEnable the Leadership Operating Cadence: Help keep the leadership team informed, aligned, and moving.\nHelp define KPIs for organizational health, service performance, and team growth, and build report-outs for Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews and leadership meetings with division leads and senior executives.\nOrganize leadership meetings, capture decisions, and follow action items through to closure.\n Build Scalable Processes and Tools: Leave every process better, faster, and more automated than you found it.\nDesign dashboards, trackers, and automations across our systems (e.g., Oracle, Anaplan, Foundry, Google Sheets/Excel, BI tools) and use AI tools to remove manual work.\nSpot gaps in data and systems before they become problems, flag them, and help fix them.\nMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:\nBachelor’s degree in engineering, finance, economics, business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.\n1+ years of experience in consulting, investment banking, buy-side investing, FP&A, business or strategic operations, or a similar analytical role. We are hiring across multiple experience levels and will level the role based on demonstrated capability.\nBias for action: You move things forward without waiting to be asked, and you have a track record of following work through to outcomes, not just completing tasks.\nProactive: You see the problem before it lands on your desk and show up with a proposed fix.\nInfluence without authority: You have gotten busy, senior people to make a decision or take action, and you know how to do it with data, clarity, and good relationships.\nStrong analytical and financial foundation: You’re comfortable with financial modeling, variance analysis, and advanced Excel/Google Sheets, and can turn messy data into a clear answer.\nClear, concise communicator: You write and present crisply to audiences ranging from individual engineers to executives.\nAccountable and organized: You juggle multiple projects in parallel, keep stakeholders updated without being chased, and close loops.\nCoachable and a fast learner: You have high emotional intelligence and a low ego, and you’re eager to learn quickly in a technical, fast-moving environment.\nU.S. Person status required due to access to export-controlled data.\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:\n4+ years of experience in the roles listed above, with demonstrated growth in scope and responsibility.\nExperience working within or supporting engineering or technical organizations, ideally in defense, aerospace, tech, hardware, or advanced manufacturing.\nExperience with headcount planning, capital expenditure planning, or facilities and space planning.\nHands-on experience with Oracle, Anaplan, Foundry, SQL, or BI tools (Tableau, Looker, Power BI), including building databases or dashboards from scratch.\nExperience using AI tools or automation to scale your own output and your team’s.\nAbility to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret clearance.\nUS Salary Range\n$124,000—$164,000 USD\nThe 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: \nBenefits\nAt 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.\nProtecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams\nAnduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.\nTo ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:\nNo Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.\n\nPlease always verify communications:Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.\nVia Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to . \n\nExercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.\n\nWhat to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to . Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.\n\nData Privacy\nTo view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/. \nBy submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. 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