Support System Lead, Copperhead

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 Anduril’s Maritime Division has assembled a diverse team of experts in software, robotics, artificial intelligence, sensor fusion, and data analysis to create software and hardware solutions that radically evolve the capabilities of our customers. We are fielding the next generation of autonomous systems to tackle the extremely challenging industry demands of maritime operations. Anduril has brought to market a unique, ultra‑long‑range, full-ocean‑depth underwater vessel platform and a completely refreshed maritime vehicle and flexible manufacturing architecture that scales from "small" to "extra‑large" vehicle sizes. Today, Anduril is executing on billion‑dollar contracts while simultaneously performing Robot‑as‑a‑Service (RaaS) AUV operations. This role is centered on Copperhead, Anduril's small‑diameter autonomous underwater vehicle. As we prepare to field this capability at scale, you will be tasked with creating the entire operational framework that ensures its success. Your work will define how this asset is deployed, sustained, and utilized by our partners in the field. About the Job You will lead the technical development of a holistic support system for service, maintenance, support, and production of maritime products. As an early performer on a new Maritime product, you will be challenged to rethink the possible as you envision and implement methodology to support large fleets of autonomous systems at the speed of relevance. You will work closely with Anduril’s Strategy team and strategic opportunity customers to develop this approach, to ensure that requirements are tied to customer inputs and there is traceability to program office technical decisions. Your spectrum of support will be diverse in nature and require you to leverage your technical expertise as well as leadership skills to set objectives, build cross‑functional teams, and rapidly drive to completion. The ability to leverage your intuition and prior experience in programmatic level decision will play a key component in ensuring the right design, analysis, and test steps are completed to achieve success. The ideal candidate will leverage their experience executing and successfully completing prior highly optimized multi‑disciplinary projects. What You’ll Do Plan, coordinate, and lead the development and sustainment of a holistic Support System (including production, launch, depot and field maintenance, training, and everything in between) Hire, develop, and grow a multi‑disciplinary Support System team (Technicians, Engineers, Technical Writers, Trainers, etc.) to provide world‑class training, logistics, and support Collaborate with customer stakeholders on a comprehensive concept of employment to ensure needs are met and customer inputs are used to influence the design of other systems to align with expected methods for employment Manage a cohesive plan to support deployed assets, inclusive of identifying critical infrastructure requirements such as maintenance depots and test sites Work directly with operators to gain hands‑on experience using our equipment, and assist in the scoping and design of future support infrastructure Develop a strategy for customer training and train‑the‑trainer curriculum, including planning approach to training in a modern tech product environment Manage requirements for fielded system support equipment, including handling equipment, shipping and logistics equipment, shoreside C2 systems, host vessels, and remote tasking and monitoring equipment Own critical interfaces with other system elements and work closely within the team to deliver a tightly integrated end‑to‑end system capability Own the end‑to‑end vendor management process, from flowing down technical requirements to ensuring on‑time delivery of critical components to meet program deadlines Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Marine Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, or proven experience in a relevant field Experience working in logistics, support, maintenance, or training management roles and familiarity with support of fielded systems in the control of customers Experience working on and in service of maritime craft, either commercial or defense focused, and an innate understanding of the requirements to support a robotic system at sea Be an experienced leader with the depth and breadth of leadership capability who enables and empowers their people Be able to think strategically and plan long term but also to be in the detail, act tactically when required and to simplify the complex. Strong bias to action and an affective decision maker who is able to operate in a fast‑paced environment Be personally resilient and self‑starting; ability to build from the ground up in a highly dynamic and innovative environment Be highly collaborative with the ability to work with both internal and external stakeholders, challenging constructively where necessary Exercise extremely high ownership; take significant pride in the quality and efficacy of your work Ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret clearance Travel 25% to Customer and Test Sites Preferred Qualifications Demonstrated understanding of multi‑domain unmanned and autonomous weapon system development and employment Demonstrated engineering management capability; proven technical and personnel leadership qualities Strong understanding of reliability, autonomous system architectures, and overall design approach for unmanned weapons systems Experience building and managing cross‑functional teams focused around a common vision Salary $166,000 – $220,000 USD (estimated base salary) Benefits 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Slope