Operations Program Manager

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.

Anduril Maritime is fielding the next generation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to tackle the extremely challenging industry demands of seabed exploration. Anduril has brought to the market a unique, ultra-long-range, full-ocean-depth platform and a completely refreshed maritime vehicle and flexible manufacturing architecture that scales from “large” to “extra-large” vehicle sizes. Today, Anduril is executing on multi-million-dollar contracts for the US Navy and DARPA while simultaneously performing Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) commercial surveys.  

WHAT YOU’LL DO:  

We are seeking an Operations Program Manager (OPM) to own critical technology development and transition to manufacturing at scale. The OPM will own specific projects and technology areas to run feasibility studies, select approaches, and drive industrialization and manufacturing at scale. The OPM role will have broad resources and responsibility and a high impact on the business’ ability to deliver innovative subsea products at rates previously considered impossible.  

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Technical program management  
  • Project scoping and requirements development
  • Analysis tools - strong facility with excel, MS Project, tableau and similar tools to analyze and visualize scenarios and schedules
  • Leading a cross functional team to deliver results for a complex technology project
  • Program planning and project management
  • External SOW writing and execution - driving external entities to complete technical scopes
• Tech assessment
  • Research and selection of the best technology solution to satisfy business requirements from the current state of the art
  • Operations management
  • Scaling manufacturing facilities from requirements through construction and commissioning
  • New Product Introduction (NPI) - bringing products from prototype to production through engineering and operational phase gates
• Supply Chain
  • Supplier communication and engagement
  • Experience enacting commercial terms and negotiating statements of work and product pricing
  • Long term supply planning and forecasting
  • Undergraduate degree in a relevant technical discipline 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Graduate degree in technical discipline
• Lean training and certification
• Program management training and certification 

 

 

US Salary Range$140,000—$210,000 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:

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.
  • For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
  • For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to c