Principal Technical Program Manager, Edge Compute and Communications Hardware

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Connected Warfare : Edge Compute & Communications Engineering : Connected Warfare Mechanical Design

This role is for a Principal Technical Program Manager at Anduril, a defense technology company. The focus is on managing the transition of complex hardware products from prototype to production, overseeing production ramp-up, and coordinating engineering and production teams. While the company utilizes AI and related technologies in its products, this specific role is centered on hardware production and program management, not direct AI/ML development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Serve as a key interface between business, engineering, and production functions.
  2. Oversee the introduction of multiple new products to production.
  3. Spearhead the ramping of engineering and production resources to expand production by an order of magnitude in one year.
  4. Coordinate engineering teams to respond to production needs and requirements, including drawing releases and part modifications.
  5. Triage production and engineering resources against emergent customer opportunities to deliver on new and existing business commitments.

Skills

Required

  • hardware product transition from prototype to production
  • hardware engineering leadership
  • production team collaboration (manufacturing engineering, production, quality, sourcing, planning)
  • scaling environments with high change and ambiguity
  • production processes and controls (inventory tracking, BOM management, sourcing strategies, quality management)
  • financial metrics for business decisions
  • 10+ years in hardware design and production
  • degree in engineering or similar technical/quantitative field

Nice to have

  • passion for and interest in working with the details of engineering and production processes

What the JD emphasized

  • primary contact and touchpoint between engineering, business, and production functions
  • transition multiple prototype products into production
  • senior, experienced leader
  • dive deep into the details
  • finding the gaps and risks before anyone else does
  • partner with design, sustainment, supply chain, manufacturing, and quality teams
  • Demonstrated experience overseeing the transition of multiple complex hardware products from prototype to production
  • Past work as a key partner with, and leader of, hardware engineering teams
  • Proven ability to work with production teams, including manufacturing engineering, production, quality, sourcing, and planning
  • Successful track record operating in scaling environments with high degrees of change and ambiguity
  • Deep knowledge of production processes and controls
  • 10+ years working in hardware design and production