ABOUT THE JOB
As a Technical Program Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring mission success by owning the development and integration of Anduril’s family of Copperhead AUV products and technologies with various government partners. These projects will be diverse in nature and require you to be organized and flexible to adapt to changing situations. You will support a Maritime portfolio including technical development of AUV products from concept to delivery. You will work closely with Anduril teams to develop these designs so that requirements are tied to customer inputs and there is traceability to program office technical decisions. Success in this position also hinges on systems/engineering experience, or the ability to learn technical concepts quickly. Digging into the details to understand system dependencies, technical risks and the impact of key architectural decisions with the engineering team is a must. You will be expected to utilize your technical capability in conjunction with your program/project management skills to deliver the best outcome for Anduril and the customer.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Oversee programs and development activities within Anduril’s Copperhead portfolio of AUV products, supporting both defense and commercial applications across US and international markets.
• Lead, manage, and execute Maritime programs from early-stage design through to technology development, system integration, testing, and deployment
• Manage the execution of customer-funded efforts related to employment and advancement of Anduril’s Copperhead product family and ensure alignment with company and division growth objectives.
• Integrate and immerse yourself in Anduril’s product development processes and build effective relationships with personnel across multiple business lines.
• Represent Anduril both externally with customers and suppliers and also internally with members of the broader team.
• Support detailed scoping and planning efforts for proposals and new start programs, including capturing strategic initiatives, generating milestones for delivery and technical readiness, formalizing deliverables and customer handover packages, and budgeting for labor and material expenditures planned throughout development and demonstration program phases.
• Partner deeply with engineering leaders to drive successful program execution and team velocity across groups of engineering teams and more broadly across departments.
• Assess and lead hiring of new staff as required to support customer-funded programs and company growth
• Provide meaningful insight into current and future customer needs, develop solutions, provide accurate and timely accounting of resources, and ensure crisp comms at all levels.
• Build trust with Anduril teammates, vendors, partners, and potential customers, and work closely with users, vendors and government stakeholders through effective communication, positive attitude, and meticulous follow-through.
• Forge longstanding customer relationships by working closely with Anduril Growth personnel and help establish beachheads in new areas of interest.
• Autonomously execute broad and/or ambiguous requirements from internal engineering, program office, and third-party corporate partners to own successful delivery of outcomes on multiple programs simultaneously.
• Coordinate and execute frequent test events, from full-software simulations to full hardware-in-the-loop demonstrations at test sites
• Manage, unblock, and accelerate cross-team projects spanning multiple functional teams and cross-functional initiatives. Instill an efficient project management mindset and workflow across the teams.
• Identify, resolve, escalate key cross team dependencies.
• Remove obstacles to drive clarity and progress, identify gaps in communication or schedule, manage issue escalations and provide support to teams balancing competing priorities, and drive results proactively.
• Understand technical implementation at the architectural level and propose technical alternatives when necessary; ask questions that clarify priorities.
• Understand the capabilities and limitations of Anduril systems and third party platforms. In this role, you will work with engineers to connect the evolving product thesis with the mission and customer requirements, taking an expansive view and developing data-backed opinions on product direction.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• B.S. (minimum) in Electrical, Computer, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent
• 10+ years relevant industry experience
• Previous experience leading, managing, and executing technical programs/products, from ideation and early-stage design to technology development, system integration, testing, and deployment
• Demonstrated knowledge in defense acquisitions and program execution, experience with agile defense acquisition pathways a plus
• Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize and manage multiple tasks and concurrent projects. Anduril Maritime’s capabilities are in great demand and this individual must be able to successfully coordinate a portfolio of multiple programs and product development activities
• Experience delivering technical engineering programs
• Experience with building, leading and developing teams of engineers
• Adaptive and introspective; willing to learn, teach, lead and follow.
• Comfortable with setting and achieving goals in an amorphous environment.
• Comfortable with working in limited resource environments.
• Ability to travel to support customer meetings and testing approximately 30% of the time
• Current active U.S. Secret clearance. Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in the technical, programmatic, and operational challenges of developing and deploying autonomous weapon systems
• Significant customer-facing experience leading high profile and high stakes programs, including strong interpersonal skills and executive gravitas
• Experience with Microsoft Project or equivalent project management software
• Ability to organize, prioritize and simplify complex problems
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment.
• Lead team to develop solutions to complex, time sensitive problems.
• Maintain customer relationship with timely, accurate, and meaningful communications.
• Creation of project proposals, program plans, reports, and process documentation.
• Experience with government contracts.
• CAPM or PMP certification.