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Senior Finance Associate, Engineering

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $129,000–$129,000🗓 2026-09-02 → 2026-09-26

Core

Own financial analyses and models underpinning major R&D initiatives, products, and businesses, translating engineering problems into quantitative measures.

Role type

Senior IC manufacturing/engineering finance associate

Builds

P&L models, financial frameworks for operational decisions, cost reduction roadmaps, and material cost targets

Domain

Defense technology / Hardware manufacturing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Financial and accounting concepts, analytical aptitude, Excel, quantifying ambiguous problems, project management, stakeholder communication

Preferred skills

Experience with corporate systems (Salesforce, Coupa, Anaplan), analytic/dashboarding tools (Palantir Foundry), value engineering

Technologies

Excel, Salesforce, Coupa, Anaplan, Palantir Foundry

Responsibilities

Build P&L models for products, business lines, divisions, and acquisitions; Create novel financial frameworks for operational decisions; Establish transparency into material costs; Develop and implement cost reduction roadmaps with Engineering and Supply Chain; Help executives evaluate tradeoffs in features vs. costs vs. profitability; Red-team engineering plans from a financial perspective

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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