# Program Manager - FAA Compliance

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $146,000-$194,000 USD
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

We are seeking a highly motivated Program Manager with emphasis in FAA, DoD, and other regulatory organizations focused on FAA compliance and airspace access.

The role will be responsible for executing and managing all FAA compliance and airspace authorization efforts for the Test & Evaluation team.

Responsibilities:

- Develop, implement, and maintain compliance programs to ensure adherence to FAA regulations

- Prepare and submit regulatory applications, including FAA Certificates of Authorization

- Own the intake, prioritization, and end-to-end tracking of airspace access requests

- Serve as a liaison with the FAA, Department of Defense (DoD), and other regulatory bodies

- Coordinate non-FAA approvals that gate flight test

- Develop compliance strategies for new technologies

- Build and maintain the team's compliance reporting

- Support test site and range activation

- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of FAA regulatory changes

- Support audits, inspections, and internal reviews

- Work closely with engineering, flight operations, and safety teams

- Assist in developing and maintaining regulatory documentation, manuals, and training materials

- Provide training and guidance to company personnel on FAA compliance matters

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Aviation, Aerospace Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, or a related field

- 5+ years of experience in FAA regulatory compliance, certification, airworthiness or equivalent experience

- Strong knowledge of FAA regulatory frameworks

- Experience engaging directly with FAA representatives and regulatory agencies

- Ability to instrument and report on your own process

- Familiarity with autonomous systems, UAS, and emerging aviation technologies

- Experience in defense-related aviation programs

- Strong analytical skills

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment

- Strong organizational, leadership, and project management skills

## Skills

### Required
- FAA regulations
- compliance programs
- regulatory applications
- airspace access requests
- liaising with regulatory bodies
- autonomous systems
- UAS
- aviation technologies

### Nice to have
- Jira
- Confluence
- FAA certification
- Safety Management Systems
- UAS-specific compliance issues
- DCMA 8210.1D
- MIL-STD airworthiness processes

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