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Anduril

Technical Program Manager

Anduril, Costa Mesa, California, United States, 92626

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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.

At Anduril we are developing un‑crewed maritime and air domain systems that leverage unsupervised autonomy for the delivery of long endurance, multi‑mission capability to our customers. These projects, including but not limited to the Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (XL‑AUV) Program, require a Technical Program Manager with experience of end to end project delivery from planning, coordination and execution.

What You’ll Do

You’ll run the day‑to‑day schedules and engineering management of an integrated project team

Plan, coordinate and execute test events involving various levels of software and hardware

Demonstrate high ownership on all pieces of work; become a trusted partner to Anduril’s engineers

Autonomously execute on 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

Identify, resolve, and expedite 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

Partner deeply with engineering leaders to drive successful program execution and team velocity across groups of software teams and more broadly across departments. Be an effective proxy in program and organizational matters to help engineering leads scale

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 and resolve systemic execution issues across the team or group that require broader initiatives to resolve

Partner with product leads to scope, staff, and deliver capabilities to achieve company milestones

Collaborate closely with other partner teams, such as hardware, product, and test operations as needed

Track and communicate the progress of the team or group’s key programs. Define efficient processes for communicating group program status more broadly

Understand technical implementation at the architectural level and propose technical alternatives when necessary; ask questions that clarify priorities

Core Requirements

Minimum of 5+ years experience as a Technical Program Manager, Technical Product Manager, Engineering Manager, or Engineer in an autonomous systems, robotics, or software development environment

Solid technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, software development lifecycle, challenges and risks; ability to work closely and effectively with engineering teams

Strong experience in project management; practical familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and ability to apply them where best suited

Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

Understanding of test and integration of complex systems

Ability to work within organizations with minimal structure and minimal direction

Experience in building programs for software deliverables from ground up

Experience with creating communication plans for various levels of stakeholders

Strong technical, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive decisions

Experience with tools like JIRA and Confluence

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or an Engineering discipline

Salary US Salary Range: $191,000 – $254,000 USD (base salary only). Highly competitive equity grants are part of the total compensation package.

Benefits

Healthcare Benefits

US roles: comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you

UK & AUS roles: we cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents

IE roles: we offer an annual contribution toward private health insurance for you and your dependents

Additional Benefits

Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees

Generous time off: highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & wellness leave available

Family Planning & Parenting Support: coverage for fertility treatments, adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting

Mental Health Resources: access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work‑life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available

Professional Development: annual reimbursement for professional development

Commuter Benefits: company‑funded commuter benefits based on your region

Relocation Assistance: available depending on role eligibility

Retirement Savings Plan

US Roles: traditional 401(k), Roth, and after‑tax (mega backdoor Roth) options

UK & IE Roles: pension plan with employer match

AUS Roles: superannuation plan

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