AD&S - Software Program Management - CCA/Fury/Missiles

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.

WHY WE'RE HERE:

Anduril’s AD&S Mission Autonomy team builds software/hardware systems around our Fury aircraft as we work towards the collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) of the future.   The team is building many systems of their own while leveraging software infrastructure built by other teams at Anduril. The team is responsible for taking unmanned systems from concept to reality.   We are looking for software engineers excited about fielding the next generation of software-defined combat vehicles, leveraging technologies and tools including edge computing, secure communications, fleet management, perception and planning (computer vision, motion planning, SLAM, controls, state estimation), and more.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

We are hiring a Software Program Management engineer to work across integrated product teams and along with our government partners, make sure our teams are on track to exceed our customers expectations and goals.

You will:

• Work with a diverse team of systems engineers, software engineers, and mechanical / electrical engineers to define and build a software-first integration environment for unmanned CCA/Missile systems. 
• Develop a strong understanding of the customer CONOP and the important technical requirements of each of the software subsystems necessary to achieve this goal. The person will need to be able to create the schedule and communicate the technical status to government subject matter experts, including technical status Q&A.
• Develop good working relationships with engineering and program leadership on several different IPT/functional teams.
• Develop a good tech-lead relationship with multiple software engineers and other software engineering tech-leads.  Generally, successful software engineering managers have been very hands-on and quite technical. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
• High ownership and autonomy across the end-to-end lifecycle of software development.
• At least 3+ years working with a variety of programming languages such as Rust, Go, C++, Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, etc.
• Past software engineering experience.  Ideally as an IC and manager.
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases.
• Must be a U.S. Person because of required access to U.S. export controlled information.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Past government program execution experience.  Familiarity with the expectations around government deliverables for software programs is helpful.
• Past experience with missile systems software.
• Past experience delivering WOSA-compliant (Weapon Open Systems Architecture) (or just any WOSA experience familiarity).Past experience with Mission Planning and existing software (eg: JMPS).
• A bias towards rapid delivery and iteration.

US Salary Range$154,000—$231,000 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-te