Technical Program Manager, 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 JOB
As a Technical Program Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring mission success by owning the development and integration of Anduril’s family of Copperhead AUV products and technologies with various government partners. These projects will be diverse in nature and require you to be organized and flexible to adapt to changing situations. You will support a Maritime portfolio including technical development of AUV products from concept to delivery. You will work closely with Anduril teams to develop these designs so that requirements are tied to customer inputs and there is traceability to program office technical decisions. Success in this position also hinges on systems/engineering experience, or the ability to learn technical concepts quickly. Digging into the details to understand system dependencies, technical risks and the impact of key architectural decisions with the engineering team is a must. You will be expected to utilize your technical capability in conjunction with your program/project management skills to deliver the best outcome for Anduril and the customer.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Oversee programs and development activities within Anduril’s Copperhead portfolio of AUV products, supporting both defense and commercial applications across US and international markets.
• Lead, manage, and execute Maritime programs from early-stage design through to technology development, system integration, testing, and deployment
• Manage the execution of customer-funded efforts related to employment and advancement of Anduril’s Copperhead product family and ensure alignment with company and division growth objectives.
• Integrate and immerse yourself in Anduril’s product development processes and build effective relationships with personnel across multiple business lines.
• Represent Anduril both externally with customers and suppliers and also internally with members of the broader team.
• Support detailed scoping and planning efforts for proposals and new start programs, including capturing strategic initiatives, generating milestones for delivery and technical readiness, formalizing deliverables and customer handover packages, and budgeting for labor and material expenditures planned throughout development and demonstration program phases.
• Partner deeply with engineering leaders to drive successful program execution and team velocity across groups of engineering teams and more broadly across departments.
• Assess and lead hiring of new staff as required to support customer-funded programs and company growth
• Provide meaningful insight into current and future customer needs, develop solutions, provide accurate and timely accounting of resources, and ensure crisp comms at all levels.
• 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.
• Forge longstanding customer relationships by working closely with Anduril Growth personnel and help establish beachheads in new areas of interest.
• Autonomously execute broad and/or ambiguous requirements from internal engineering, program office, and third-party corporate partners to own successful delivery of outcomes on multiple programs simultaneously.
• Coordinate and execute frequent test events, from full-software simulations to full hardware-in-the-loop demonstrations at test sites
• 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.
• 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 prioriti