Senior Program Manager, Standards and Safety

Anduril Anduril · Defense · London, United Kingdom · Hardware Engineering : Test & Evaluation : Test & Evaluation

This role is for a Senior Program Manager, Standards and Safety at Anduril, a defense technology company. The role focuses on managing flight safety, crew standards, and training for test and evaluation activities in the UK and Europe. It involves building safety cases, coordinating training, and ensuring compliance with civil and military aviation regulations. While the company uses AI and advanced technologies, this specific role is focused on program management, safety, and regulatory compliance within the defense sector, not on building or directly developing AI/ML models or systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Holistically manage flight safety across all flying operations within the United Kingdom and Europe, playing a key role in the development and maintenance of an Engaged Air Safety Culture across the organization
  2. Build and maintain air system safety cases in support of developmental and operational test & evaluation activities
  3. Lead in establishing appropriate SQEP levels and crew standards for air and ground personnel
  4. Coordinate and/or deliver flight and ground crew training
  5. Assist in the coordination and delivery of test & evaluation activities within the UK and overseas

Skills

Required

  • Excellent verbal & written communication skills
  • Previous experience in a flight safety or standards management position
  • Previous experience in a crew training environment in a delivery or management capacity
  • Significant knowledge and understanding of UK airspace and UAS regulation
  • Knowledge and understanding of UK MAA Regulatory Publications and their air safety requirements
  • Knowledge and understanding of UK CAA UAS regulation and their air safety requirements
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Aptitude for building internal and external relationships
  • Ability to own a variety of tasks in an autonomous environment
  • Ability to travel 25-50% of the time
  • Valid driver's license
  • Ability to obtain a UK Security Check (SC) clearance or higher

Nice to have

  • Experience managing and developing teams in aviation environments
  • Experience within developmental and operational test & evaluation organizations
  • Aircrew experience within rotary wing military aviation
  • Ability to get and maintain a GVC (multi-rotor and fixed-wing)
  • RC pilot experience on both multi-rotor and fixed-wing in the Open and Specific Categories

What the JD emphasized

  • UK airspace and UAS regulation
  • UK MAA Regulatory Publications
  • UK CAA UAS regulation