Anduril Industries Technical Program Manager at Anduril Industries owning engineering execution across multiple counter-UAS programs. Manages integrated schedules, milestone reviews, and partner deliverables.
Responsibilities
Integrated Engineering Schedule: Build and own one engineering schedule across every active program, tied to contract milestones, test events, and hardware lead times. Flag slips and cross-program conflicts early, with a recommended fix rather than just a red cell.
Milestone Review Readiness: Drive SRR, PDR, CDR, and test readiness reviews end to end. Define entry and exit criteria, assign and chase the inputs, assemble the package, run the review, and drive every action item to closure.
Partner and Subcontractor Execution: Own the technical deliverable tracking for subcontractors and integration partners. Hold partners to dates and quality, surface disagreements on scope or hours early, and keep engineering and contracts aligned on what was actually agreed.
Operating Rhythm: Run the team's recurring program syncs so engineering leadership can step out of them. Set agendas, capture decisions and actions, and make sure follow-ups actually happen within days, not months.
Staffing and Allocation: Own the team's allocation picture across programs. Keep the staffing data accurate, catch over-allocation before it burns people out, and build coverage plans for planned absences and peak test periods.
Upward and Customer Reporting: Produce the weekly program roll-up for engineering and business leadership, and support customer-facing status.
Proposals and Estimates: Support labor build-ups, ROMs, and schedules for new task orders so estimates are grounded in how the team actually executes.
Test Event Execution: Plan and coordinate logistics, people, hardware, and readiness for field and range test events as needed, and be on site when it matters.
Qualification
Strong written communicationActive Secret or higher clearanceExperience with SOCOMCounter-UASExperience supporting proposalsHands-on with Jira$167
Required
5+ years in technical program management, systems engineering, or engineering roles on hardware/software defense, aerospace, or robotics programs
Proven track record running DoD-style milestone reviews (SRR/PDR/CDR/TRR) or an equivalent gated engineering process
Experience managing subcontractor or partner technical deliverables, including holding partners accountable to schedule and scope
Experience managing multiple concurrent programs or workstreams with shared people and hardware
Technical depth to understand system architectures, interface documents, test plans, and the software development lifecycle well enough to challenge estimates and spot risk
Strong written communication: you can turn a messy week into a one-page roll-up a general manager reads in two minutes
Comfortable with ambiguity and minimal structure; you build the process instead of waiting for one
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time
Preferred
Active Secret or higher clearance
Experience with SOCOM, special operations, or other rapid-acquisition customers
Counter-UAS, air defense, sensors, or C2 integration experience
Experience supporting proposals, labor build-ups, and basis of estimates for task orders
Experience at a fast-moving defense or hardware startup alongside traditional primes
Hands-on with Jira, Confluence, Airtable, or similar tools, and the discipline to keep them accurate
Bachelor's degree in an engineering or technical discipline