In AIS, our TPMs are high-agency leaders who bridge the gap between complex engineering and mission execution. Operating at the intersection of hardware and software, TPMs do not just track tasks—they actively drive the development, testing, and deployment of cutting-edge technologies at insane speed.

Day in and day out, we expect our TPMs to act as force multipliers vice passive coordinators. They possess a deep technical baseline that allows them to challenge engineering assumptions, speak the language of developers and hardware designers, and relentlessly focus on delivering our life-saving capabilities to the warfighter.

Our TPMs own the following core responsibilities:

Drive Cross-Functional Execution:

Orchestrate the end-to-end path to flight/fielding, driving alignment across structural, electrical, GNC, autonomy, and payload teams from blank-sheet architecture through Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) testing and range operations.

Act as the connective tissue across deep domain experts; aggressively uncover and resolve interface mismatches, boundary disputes, and integration gaps before they become program-halting blockers.

Bridge the gap between disparate engineering cycles—aligning rapid, iterative software sprint releases with long-lead mechanical fabrication, PCB spins, and integration milestones to ensure continuous delivery.

Risk Mitigation & Problem Solving:

Proactively identify technical, supply chain, and schedule bottlenecks.

Roll up their sleeves to help engineering teams unblock issues and make technical trade-offs.

Convert abstract technical, integration, and operational risks into concrete burn-down plans with explicit ownership, aggressive timelines, and measurable exit criteria.

In conjunction with the Chief Engineer, anticipate single points of failure across technical architectures and critical path components; build proactive fallback options (e.g., drop-in hardware alternatives, modular software mocks) before risks materialize.

Staff Technical Program Manager, Intelligence Systems

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Preferred

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Anduril Industries

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