Staff Technical Program Manager, Advanced Effects

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

The Staff Technical Program Manager, Advanced Effects role at Anduril Industries focuses on leading the development and integration of AI-powered defense technologies, including autonomous weapons and collaborative combat aircraft. The role involves managing programs across the entire lifecycle, from R&D to delivery, with a strong emphasis on cost, schedule, and customer relationships. While the company heavily utilizes AI and related technologies, this specific role is centered on program management and product delivery rather than direct AI/ML model development.

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

  • Systems and engineering mindset
  • Execution focused
  • Collaborative partnership
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field (technical background preferred)
  • 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
  • Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
  • Experience coordinating multiple internal and external teams within a complex engineering or technology-focused organization
  • Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal

Nice to have

  • technical background preferred

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