Senior Technical Product Manager, Autonomy/simulation

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Seattle, WA · Software : Software Platform : Lattice Simulation Staff

Product Manager for simulation infrastructure and capabilities that enable autonomy development, testing, and validation at scale for a defense technology company. Focuses on driving adoption of Faster-Than-Real-Time (FTRT) testing, requirements for test infrastructure, and scaling synthetic environment capabilities.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive platform initiatives. Lead scoping and execution of simulation infrastructure projects including FTRT testing adoption, LVC test infrastructure, and synthetic environment capabilities. Define technical roadmaps that balance immediate needs with long-term platform goals.
  2. Enable autonomy developers. Work directly with autonomy teams to understand their workflows and pain points. Drive strategy to shift 80% of autonomy development workflows to FTRT simulation stacks. Measure adoption and iterate based on feedback.
  3. Coordinate across teams. Build relationships with teams across all business lines that use simulation infrastructure. Gather requirements, understand constraints, and align diverse stakeholders around shared technical direction.
  4. Decompose and execute. Break down ambiguous problems into concrete technical plans. Work hands-on to scope features, plan sprints, identify dependencies, and drive execution to completion.
  5. Own technical strategy. Develop technical pathways for complex initiatives like geospatial infrastructure and synthetic environments. Make architectural decisions that balance performance, cost, and developer experience.

Skills

Required

  • product management
  • software development
  • managing complex technical systems
  • simulation systems
  • autonomy development
  • platform or infrastructure teams
  • scrappy and hands-on execution
  • build relationships
  • coordinate across multiple technical teams
  • decomposing complex technical problems
  • driving execution
  • written and verbal communication
  • eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

  • autonomy development workflows
  • FTRT simulation
  • Software-in-the-Loop (SiTL)
  • Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiTL) testing
  • LVC architectures
  • HLA/DIS standards
  • distributed simulation systems
  • geospatial data pipelines
  • terrain generation
  • synthetic environments
  • defense
  • aerospace
  • autonomous systems
  • active security clearance

What the JD emphasized

  • simulation infrastructure
  • autonomy development
  • test and validation at scale
  • FTRT testing
  • synthetic environment capabilities
  • complex technical systems
  • platform or infrastructure teams
  • enable builders mindset
  • ship projects