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 on a mission to build seamlessly collaborative autonomous systems. Anduril's core value proposition is Lattice - a platform capable of accelerating the development, deployment, operations and management of autonomous systems.The Software Platform organization owns the Lattice roadmap. The team works to deliver capabilities to divisions enabling them to build bespoke solutions that meet the mission need along with working cross-divisionally to produce solutions that integrate various capabilities from across the company.
ABOUT THE JOBWe are looking for Mission Operations Engineers to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa or Boston. In this role, you will be responsible for owning the delivery of Strategic Initiatives within the Software Platform organization. You will work directly with our customers to deliver solutions that are operationally relevant to the missions that our customers are charged with. This will require a unique type of person who is extremely comfortable operating in ambiguity and has a proven track record of team leadership, product development and delivery, and exceptional judgment. If you are someone who performs their best in a high-stakes, fast-paced environment, then this role is for you. This team will be ultimately responsible for customer and mission success and therefore play a critical role in the shaping and future of Anduril Industries.
- Serve in a customer-facing leadership role, working directly with the Department of Defense to develop and deploy integrated hardware-software products to meet customer and operational needs. Own the delivery of contract deliverables to include the developing and implementing measures of performance and effectiveness, writing technical reports, and creating user engagement roadmaps.
- Design & implement user feedback loops to gather, triage, and prioritize requirements, feedback, issues, and challenges found through the employment of Anduril C2 products during training, exercises, and normal use within unit schedules.
- Provide input to program and engineering teams to drive the development of product features and configurations that enhance or greatly improve efficiency of user workflows and employment of Anduril C2 products.
- Support engagement with other service components, Geographic Combatant Commands, and other Government organizations as required to integrate Anduril products laterally across United States Marine Corps customers for increased adoption.
- Develop and contribute to a streamlined user feedback and engagement system, which include issue tracking, training sessions, refreshers, and focused preparation for large scale exercises and events.
- Experience in technical program/account management roles
- Experience translating and decomposing highly technical concepts into operational requirements and performance specifications
- Experience in program management and product deployment roles
- Experience working directly with Software Engineering teams and helping to define, develop, iterate, and implement technical solutions
- Secret/TS Clearance with SCI eligibility strongly preferred
- Willing to travel up to 50%
- Experience and familiarity with Joint intelligence, operational planning, targeting, and fires systems and workflows
- Familiarity with doctrinal, functional, and technical command and control concepts, processes, and principles
- Prior military or government acquisition and/or government contracting experience
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 comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
- 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 care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
- Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
- A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
- Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
- Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
- Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
- 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)
The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!
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