Program Manager, Maritime

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Copperhead team is responsible for the product development of high speed small diameter undersea autunomous vehicles to support across critical commercial and defense mission sets. You'll operate in a fast-paced environment where small empowered teams move with urgency to deliver cutting-edge maritime capabilities from concept to deployment in months, not years. We bias toward action, embrace ambiguity, and expect technical program managers to drive execution with minimal bureaucracy — because the mission and the warfighter can't wait.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking for a motivated Program Manager that is inspired to work within an energetic, creative, and innovative team that is passionate about subsea robotics and exploring the open ocean. We work in a highly dynamic environment where collaboration and complex idea sharing are a way of life.
Our next Program Manager will be owning a high profile Copperhead product out of Quincy, MA.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Oversee a major program and associated development activities within Anduril’s Copperhead product family.
• Manage the execution of customer-funded efforts related to employment and advancement of a vehicle in the Copperhead product family and ensure alignment with company and division growth objectives.
• Lead an immediate team of 3-6 engineer focused on program requirements, system architecture definition, design, build, test and execution to successfully deliver capabilities to customers.
• Develop, run and maintain Cost - Schedule - Performance of direct funded program for a program in concert with a Navy program office and across Navy stakeholders on the program.
• Support detailed scoping and planning efforts to drive the design, build and deployment of a vehicle within the Copperhead portfolio.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with critical service and program office stakeholders to ensure successful milestone completions and drive the program from prototyping into production phases.
• Collaborate closely with growth and engineering leads to develop and execute coordinated approaches to new business opportunities in which defense customers require products from across Anduril.
• Lead formal testing efforts by identifying strategic initiatives, estimating resources needed, and supporting mobilization logistics. Coordinate test execution with 3rd party vendors and partners.
• Foster a culture of ownership, trust, open communications, customer focus, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Travel to support customer meetings and testing approximately ~15-30% of the time

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• The ideal candidate will be a proven strategic program leader who has demonstrated experience in leading product development, both hardware and software, with an emphasis on the US Navy as customer.
• Demonstrated knowledge in defense acquisitions, with a history of zero-to-one defense program growth a plus
• Experience in the technical, programmatic, and operational challenges of developing and deploying autonomous weapon systems
• Experience with government business development, government contract structures, government proposal processes
• Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize and manage multiple tasks and concurrent projects. Anduril Maritime’s capabilities are in great demand and the PM must be able to successfully coordinate a portfolio of multiple priorities and development activities
• Demonstrated high-energy, high-ownership leader who will drive performance and exhibit strong management skills with a high level of emotional intelligence.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced, highly entrepreneurial, and creative environment, and be able to build, adapt, and implement new and innovative approaches to market
• Excellent writing, communication skills with experience briefing senior executives and customers
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant Program Management, Acquisitions or Resource Sponsor experience in the government and/or private sector
• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related field and a passion for robotics and/or system development
• Intimate understanding of government contracting, fielding, and requirements generation for the purposes of transitioning prototype capabilities to production.

US Salary Range

$183,000 - $243,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits .

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in Anduril Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.