Deputy Program Manager, Land Systems

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.

WHO WE ARE:
Anduril’s Land Systems team develops software for land-based crewed and robotic ground systems, leveraging software infrastructure built by other teams at Anduril. The team is responsible for taking crewed vehicles and uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) robots from paper sketches to operational systems. We are looking for program managers excited about fielding the next generation of software-defined ground combat vehicles.

In Anduril’s Land Systems team, we're advancing the future of land-based crewed and robotic ground systems. Our goal is to transform innovative designs into fully operational, software-defined combat vehicles, and we're searching for a Deputy Program Manager to help us deliver system designs and transition them to operational systems. In your role as Deputy Program Manager, you will be an expert on both program and mission execution, Anduril products, and managing relationships as we seek to advance the art of the possible for software-defined combat vehicles.

Deputy Program Manager - Land Systems

• Lead, manage, and execute technical programs, from early stage design through to technology development, system integration, testing, and deployment.
• As a member of the Land Systems Team, you will be expected to provide meaningful insight into current and future customer needs. You will develop solutions, provide accurate and timely accounting of resources, and ensure crisp communication at all levels.
• Partner with the Land Systems engineering team to drive successful program execution and team velocity.
• Build trust with Anduril teammates, vendors, partners, and potential customers, and work closely with users, vendors and government stakeholders through effective communication, positive attitude, and meticulous follow-through.
• Execute on broad and/or ambiguous requirements from internal engineering, program office, and third party corporate partners to own successful delivery of outcomes.
• Coordinate and execute test events involving various levels of software and hardware, from full-software simulations at Anduril HQ to full hardware-in-the-loop demonstrations.
• Demonstrate high ownership on all pieces of work; become a trusted partner to both Government Partners and Anduril’s engineers.
• Manage, unblock, and accelerate cross-team projects spanning multiple functional teams and cross-functional initiatives. Instill an efficient project management mindset and workflow across the teams.
• Identify, resolve, escalate key cross team dependencies.
• Collaborate closely with other partner teams, such as hardware, product, and test operations as needed.
• Remove obstacles to drive clarity and progress, identify gaps in communication or schedule, manage issue escalations and provide support to teams balancing competing priorities, and drive results proactively.
• Understand technical implementation at the architectural level and propose technical alternatives when necessary; ask questions that clarify priorities.
• Understand the capabilities and limitations of Anduril systems and 3rd party platforms. In this role, you will work with engineers to connect the evolving product theses with the mission and customer requirements, taking an expansive view and developing data-backed opinions on program direction.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years experience as a Technical Program Manager, Senior Program Manager, Technical Product Manager, Engineering Manager, or Engineer.
• Ability to lead an engineering team in the development and execution of different contracted and programmatic efforts.
• Proven experience delivering technology to government organizations or large commercial institutions.
• Ability to work within organizations with minimal structure and with minimal direction.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, software development lifecycle, challenges and risks; ability to work closely and effectively with engineering teams.
• Strong experience in project management and p