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

As we scale production across multiple sites, maintenance isn't an afterthought; it's the backbone that keeps high-throughput, automation-heavy factories running. We're standing up a central maintenance function from a blank sheet of paper, and we need a leader to own it end to end.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Maintenance Program Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and sustaining standardized industrial maintenance practices across manufacturing operations. This role serves as a strategic and operational partner to site leadership, providing guidance, oversight, and technical expertise to establish scalable, reliable, and high-performing maintenance organizations. Working closely with local maintenance management, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, and business leadership, the Maintenance Program Manager will drive maintenance governance, organizational capability development, performance management, and continuous improvement. The position plays a critical role in institutionalizing maintenance standards, improving equipment reliability, developing workforce capabilities, and ensuring consistent execution of maintenance strategies across an expanding manufacturing footprint.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Maintenance Governance & Standardization

Develop, deploy, and maintain standardized industrial maintenance policies, procedures, and operating practices across manufacturing locations.
Establish minimum requirements for preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, corrective maintenance, documentation, and equipment reliability.
Guide local management teams in establishing foundational maintenance practices and organizational disciplines.
Develop and maintain maintenance governance frameworks, including defined roles, responsibilities, accountability, and escalation protocols.
Support consistent implementation of maintenance standards while accommodating program-specific operational requirements.

Maintenance Auditing & Performance Management

Conduct periodic assessments of local maintenance organizations to evaluate operational maturity, procedural compliance, and organizational effectiveness.
Establish standardized maintenance audit criteria, assessment scorecards, and corrective action tracking.
Evaluate compliance with established maintenance KPIs, including equipment availability, MTTR, MTBF, PM compliance, schedule adherence, and maintenance backlog.
Audit maintenance documentation, equipment records, PM procedures, spare parts practices, and work-order management.
Identify organizational and operational gaps, develop corrective action plans, and monitor progress toward closure.
Establish consistent reporting practices and performance reviews across manufacturing programs.

Organizational Development & Scalability

Partner with local leadership to assess maintenance staffing requirements based on equipment complexity, asset criticality, production demands, and operational maturity.
Support the development of scalable maintenance organizational structures aligned with business growth.
Establish standardized maintenance roles, responsibilities, and technical competency expectations.
Assist local management teams with workforce planning, organizational readiness, and resource allocation.
Develop maintenance organizational maturity models and deployment roadmaps for new and expanding manufacturing operations.