Technical Program Manager, Anduril Industries
$154-273k
Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers
More information about location
Office located in Irvine, CA
Hardware and software for national security
Open for applications
Hardware and software for national security
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$154-273k
Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers
More information about location
Office located in Irvine, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To defend against America's national security challenges to create a safer future for the nation.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum of 5+ years experience as a Technical Program Manager, Technical Product Manager, Engineering Manager, or Engineer in a software and or hardware development environment
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field; advanced degree preferred
- Proven experience in the defense and or autonomous systems industry
- Excellent project management skills, including experience with Agile methodologies
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks effectively
- Solid technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, software/hardware development lifecycle, challenges and risks; ability to work closely and effectively with engineering and manufacturing teams
- Strong process and organization skills
- Highly developed analytical skills
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
What the job involves
- Our product team defines, builds and delivers autonomous, all-domain surveillance capabilities to customers which includes our Sentry Family of Products
- As an Technical Program Manager working across our Sentry products, you will work cross-functionally with product management, engineering, finance, supply chain, manufacturing, deployments, and other functional and program teams to develop and manage the full product lifecycle, including major development milestones and sustainment
- This role is crucial in ensuring that each development initiative aligns with product and business strategic direction and receives the appropriate resourcing, balancing innovation with practical execution to drive product success
- You will be expected to use your technical knowledge in conjunction with your program management skills to lead cross-functional efforts and deliver the best outcome for Anduril and the customer
- Deploying our Sentry capabilities requires thorough understanding of mission requirements, thoughtful orchestration between Anduril teams and external stakeholders, and meticulous planning in the face of ambiguity
- Your ability to collaborate and coordinate across multiple departments will be key to driving our projects to completion on time and within budget
- Help to define the roadmap for our autonomous, situational awareness surveillance capabilities while partnering with engineering leads to ensure that the organization’s technical roadmap is well understood and that development efforts and staffing are aligned with our product roadmaps
- Partner deeply with cross-functional leaders to drive successful development execution and team velocity across groups of hardware and software engineering teams and more broadly across departments. Be an effective proxy in product, program and organizational matters to help engineering, supply chain, manufacturing and deployment leads scale
- Demonstrate high ownership on all pieces of work; become a trusted partner across Business leadership and functions
- 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 and resolve systemic execution issues across the team or group that require broader initiatives to resolve
- Partner with product leads to scope, staff, and deliver capabilities to achieve company milestones
- Identify, resolve, escalate key cross team dependencies
- Support leads with quarterly and ongoing staffing plans across the organization, particularly where difficult prioritization conflicts exist
- Track and communicate the progress of the team or group’s key product efforts. Define efficient processes for communicating group product status more broadly
- 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 priorities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, develop, and execute product development strategies
- Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, including major development milestones
- Ensure alignment of project objectives with business goals and strategies
- Facilitate communication and collaboration among engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, deployments and other functional teams
- Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies
- Provide regular updates to stakeholders on project status, including progress, risks, and issues
- Lead and coordinate efforts to resolve project-related challenges and roadblocks
- Ensure that all project deliverables meet quality standards and regulatory requirements
Our take
Anduril makes hardware and software for defense agencies including the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security. Its hardware products include specialist drones with a long flight time and surveillance towers.
This hardware is tied together by proprietary software, the Lattice platform, which uses sensor fusion, machine learning, and mesh networking to integrate real-time data from Anduril hardware and third-party systems into a single, autonomous operating picture. While the hardware observes and detects, the software can make decisions as to the threat level of any anomalies, and so allow for observation and protection of an area or building with minimal manpower.
Anduril closed a Series E funding round in 2022 led by Valor Equity Partners. This funding was used for research and development of its autonomous defense products, such as the Roadrunner, a modular twin-jet powered autonomous vehicle that can take off and land vertically. Variants of the Roadrunner include defensive warhead armed interceptors which are the first drone weapons that can be retrieved after deployment. The company has also expanded to Australia where it is working in tandem with the Australian Defence Force to improve its military technology and infrastructure and is recruiting talent worldwide to support its rapidly growing portfolio of defense projects.
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Insights
68% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Feb 2025
$2.5bn
SERIES G
Jan 2025
$14.3m
GRANT
Total funding: $6.2bn
Company benefits
- Full Family Health Coverage
- 16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for All Caregivers
- Family Planning & Support
- Incentivized Time Off
- Mental Health Resources
- Financial Planning
- Unlimited Provisions
- Professional Development
Company HQ
Irvine Business Complex, Irvine, CA
Leadership
Brian Schimpf
(Co-founder & CEO)Having studied at Cornell, they joined Palantir as an Engineer in 2007. They left after over 9 years in order to co-found Anduril in July 2017 as CEO.
Palmer Luckey
(Co-founder)They founded Oculus VR in April 2012, where they worked until April 2017 when they co-founded Anduril.
Trae Stephens
(Co-founder)Former Lead Data Analyst at LexisNexis for 2 years, prior to spending 5 at Palantir. They joined Founders Fund as a Partner in 2014, and co-founded Anduril in 2017.
Matt Grimm
(Co-founder & COO)Studied Engineering at Cornell before working as a Booz Allen Hamilton Consultant and spending over 6 years at Palantir as a Forward Deployed Engineer. They worked at Mithril Capital Management and Classy.org before co-founding Anduril in 2017.
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