CareerPlan

Special Projects, Production

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)Full-time$147k–$196k2026-10-28 → 2026-11-11
No visa sponsorshipU.S. persons only (export control)

Core

Deploy as a rapid-response taskforce to diagnose and fix critical bottlenecks in hardware production, supply chain, and manufacturing operations.

Role type

Senior operational problem-solver (manufacturing/supply chain)

Builds

Hardware systems for military use

Domain

Defense technology / Hardware manufacturing

Required skills

Root cause analysis, cross-functional stakeholder management, ERP/MES system fluency, rapid data analysis (Excel/SQL), first-principles problem solving, physical operations experience, cost/schedule optimization, yield improvement, throughput increase

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

ERP, MES, MRP, Palantir Foundry, SQL, Excel

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end resolution of ambiguous operational problems; physically visit production floors and supplier facilities; drive cross-functional projects to reduce cost and improve schedule; fix data systems and processes generating bad data; execute rapid analyses to drive decisions; lead meetings and drive accountability across functions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC