Technical Operations Team Lead, Anvil

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

The Tactical Recon & Strike (TRS) team at Anduril develops small aerial drones along with necessary equipment for testing, deployment, and operation. The team transforms products like Ghost, Anvil, Altius, and Bolt from initial concepts into operational systems.

As a member of the Technical Operations team for TRS, you will play a critical role in bridging product engineering and deployed operations. You will be involved in unmanned air vehicle development programs, using your technical and operational expertise to deliver reliable solutions in challenging, remote environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on the product. Assist in event planning and resource allocation, keeping key stakeholders informed about support requirements to reduce risk and ensure success.
• Advise internal and customer teams on operational employment and best practices.
• Tackle complex issues related to hardware, software, and networking in unstructured situations, driving them to resolution.
• Support military aviation and customer support projects by executing flight operations, conducting field maintenance, providing customer field support and training.
• Communicate field issue status to internal and customer teams, keeping them informed.
• Support the development and implementation of comprehensive operational and logistical plans for feature updates on the overall system.
• Incident response root-cause analyses (RCAs) for air systems in the field.
• Conduct post-incident reviews and implement preventive measures.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience of strong problem solving in unstructured environments at the interface of hardware, software, and networking.
• Strong mechanical aptitude to troubleshoot and repair critical site product components and infrastructure.
• Demonstrated understanding of flight operations, aircraft systems, and sensors.
• Willingness to work with energetic material (warheads).
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or collaboratively in a team.
• Willingness to travel up to 80%, including to hazard zones.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret/Secret security clearance.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Income protection: life and disability insurance.
• Generous time off: highly competitive PTO plans.
• Family planning and parenting support.
• Mental health resources.
• Professional development: annual reimbursement.
• Commuter benefits.
• Retirement savings plan.