Program Manager, Open Architecture

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 to own a portion of a growing portfolio of government reference architecture programs.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Program Ownership: You will be the single point of ownership for the programs assigned to you, partnering with engineering, contracts, and government stakeholders to keep technical, cost, and schedule baselines aligned and commitments met.
• Program Financial Management: You will manage program finances, ensuring that budget, schedule, and resources are aligned to achieve program objectives.
• Architecture Fluency: You will bring architectural fluency and execution discipline, blending technical depth with rigor to drive milestone and risk burndown.
• CDRL & Contract Deliverable Management: You will have hands-on experience planning, driving, and delivering CDRLs, managing submission schedules, internal authoring and review cycles, and compliance with data item descriptions.
• Customer Relationship Ownership: You will be the primary interface to a government program office, running program reviews and technical interchange meetings and representing program status directly to the customer.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: You will lead cross-functional teams and manage stakeholder relationships across engineering, contracts, finance, and security in dynamic, high-pressure environments.
• Risk, Issue & Change Management: You will manage risks, issues, and changes to ensure program objectives are achieved.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in program management on government or defense programs, including direct ownership of cost, schedule, and technical performance
• Active US Secret clearance
• Experience with systems engineering and/or software engineering
• Experience with government reference architectures
• Contract deliverable ownership: hands-on experience planning, driving, and delivering CDRLs
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams and managing stakeholder relationships
• Proven track record as the primary interface to a government program office
• Experience managing budgets, schedules, and resources to achieve program objectives

Desired Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and hold a US Top Secret clearance
• Experience with MOSA or open systems standards work
• Prior experience executing under an IDIQ, OTA, or similar multi-program contract vehicle
• Broad DoD experience or defense/military service background
• Demonstrated ability to grow scope over time
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field

Benefits

Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive, competitive benefits package.