Senior Technical Program Manager, Advanced Effects

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Air Dominance & Strike : Air Dominance & Strike Engineering : Program Management

This role is for a Senior Technical Program Manager at Anduril, a defense technology company. The focus is on leading the development and deployment of AI-powered systems for military applications, managing programs across the lifecycle, and ensuring successful delivery to the Department of Defense. The role requires strong program management, systems engineering, and customer relationship skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. In partnership with the Chief Engineer, own the development and deployment of Anduril’s Air Dominance & Strike technologies to meet the operational needs of the Department of Defense
  2. Develop strong, trusting relationships with Anduril’s DOD customers, ensuring we have tight feedback loops that enable us shape solutions, rapidly iterate, and ultimately field solutions faster
  3. Autonomously execute on broad and/or ambiguous requirements from internal engineering, customers, and third party corporate partners to own successful delivery of outcomes on multiple programs simultaneously
  4. Monitor and manage program progress across cost, schedule, and resource allocation, making tradeoffs that enable us to deliver best-in-class solutions to our customers on-time and on-budget
  5. Develop and implement lightweight processes, tools, and metrics for program planning, scope management, risk management, and customer communication to enable Anduril to move rapidly

Skills

Required

  • Program management
  • Systems engineering
  • Customer relationship management
  • Technical program management
  • Cost and schedule management
  • Risk management
  • Process development
  • Strategic thinking
  • Analytical skills
  • Problem-solving
  • Communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Nice to have

  • Technical background preferred
  • Experience coordinating multiple internal and external teams within a complex engineering or technology-focused organization

What the JD emphasized

  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
  • Minimum of 5 years experience managing the development of complex technical systems throughout the product lifecycle
  • Proven track record of successfully managing complex, multi-million-dollar projects and driving their on-time, on-budget completion