# Senior Technical Program Manager, R&D - Active Clearance

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Costa Mesa, CA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $166,000-$220,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Job Title: Senior Technical Program Manager, R&D - Active Clearance

Anduril Industries is a defence technology company that transforms U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to join our team. As a Program Manager focused on technology to enable the Autonomous Airpower Business Line, you will manage new technology development initiatives within the Internal Research and Development (IRAD) portfolio.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Driving scoping and execution of IRAD initiatives that make up the Autonomous Airpower IRAD Portfolio.

- Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, hardware engineers, chief engineers, program managers, business operations, and finance to meet the IRAD objectives.

- Establishing technical Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to ensure the investment in each IRAD initiative has a positive Return on Investment (ROI).

- Supporting the execution of functional engineering roadmaps to ensure they align with long-term strategic bets and program needs.

- Managing capture programs by helping identify opportunities, assessing viability, developing a winning strategy, and supporting proposals.

- Leading execution of early-phase programs that have been won through the capture process. This will involve external customer relationship management.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field from an accredited institution.

- Minimum of 4+ years of experience in a product manager, program manager, or product development role for robotics systems.

- Demonstrated proficiency in leading complex projects from conception to completion.

- Deep familiarity with subsystems and knowledge of robotics systems that you have previously worked on.

- Evidence in understanding technical trade-offs and how to reduce risk through key development efforts.

- Exceptional organisational and analytical skills, capable of managing multiple initiatives concurrently.

- Proven experience in collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams, influencing engineering teams, and interacting with leadership stakeholders.

- Outstanding communication abilities, adept at conveying intricate plans and outcomes to stakeholders at all levels.

- Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Preferred qualifications include an advanced degree in a relevant technical or management field, direct experience in leading product development related to aircraft or Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) development within the robotics, defense, or aerospace sectors, and knowledge of hardware + software development practices and best practices for autonomous robotics systems.

Salary: The salary range for this role is $166,000-$220,000 USD. The salary range 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.

Benefits include comprehensive healthcare plans, generous time off, income protection, family planning and parenting support, mental health resources, professional development, commuter benefits, relocation assistance, and a retirement savings plan.

## Skills

### Required
- robotics systems
- product manager
- program manager
- product development
- software development
- hardware development
- autonomous robotics systems
- Lattice OS
- AI-powered operating system
- key performance indicators
- Return on Investment

### Nice to have
- advanced degree
- aircraft development
- Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) development
- hardware + software development practices
- best practices for autonomous robotics systems

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