Field Operations 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 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 while simultaneously performing Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) AUV operations.

As our team continues to quickly grow, we are looking for motivated candidates that are inspired to work within an extremely energetic, creative, and innovative team that is passionate about subsea robotics and exploring the open ocean. We work in a highly dynamic environment where collaboration and idea sharing are a way of life.

We are seeking an Field Operations Manager to join Anduril, working in a cutting-edge start-up environment to advance the state-of-the-possible in subsea robotics.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Manage marine operations team for biz line, including responsibility for overall budget, asset management, prioritization, team structure and development, etc.
• Manage processes and workflows to ensure consistent and quality operations, including development and advancement of internal training programs
• Support the generation and maintenance of customer training curriculum on product use, including documentation required to support products (such as user guides, mission planning guides, etc)
• Work with our business development and project management team to plan, staff, and budget for external projects and contracts
• Provide constructive and collaborative feedback and inputs into program scoping efforts, product roadmap, tech design efforts, etc.
• Build a culture of partnership, ownership, trust, and support across programs, engineering, and operations
• Conduct routine and on-demand headcount planning exercise and coordinate with the Maritime staffing process
• Overall responsible for all operations of the Dive-LD, supporting program efforts, product development, IRAD efforts, and the Field Operations Team
• Planning support infrastructure to include overall facilities footprint, support equipment (Cranes, vessels, locations, etc.)
• Lead teams of Field Test Engineers, AUV operators, and other maritime support personnel
• Work within a dynamic team of multidisciplinary engineers, surveyors and specialists throughout the life of AUV design, integration, test efforts, customer demos and jobs
• Lead day-to-day operations for multiple AUV platforms, including conducting pre-mission testing, launch and recovery, vehicle tasking, and data analysis
• Deploy globally in support of at-sea AUV operations from a variety of support vessel types
• Contribute to next generation design on all platforms and facilitate testing of new technology
• Travel and support customer facing operations approximately as required, sometimes for multiple weeks at a time

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to adapt quickly and learn in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
• 5-10 years of experience leading and/or managing distributed teams
• Strong background in asset management and logistics, including application of personnel, test assets, etc.
• Experience managing dynamic priorities and ensuring stakeholder inputs and alignment on planned approach to work execution
• Extreme comfort being offshore for extended periods of time
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience operating and testing complex systems, preferably in a maritime environment
• Experience integrating subsea acoustic sensors, underwater navigation, and communication systems
• Demonstrated experience with subsea operational procedures and equipment
• Proficient in reading and understanding engineering drawings and