ECC Program Director, Connected Warfare (Costa Mesa)

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

WHY WE ARE HERE
The Connected Warfare division is one of Anduril’s fastest growing, most product rich divisions. Within Connected Warfare, our Menace family of configurable and expeditionary command, control, communications, and computing (C4) solutions are designed to support distributed operations in austere environments. We are looking for a Program Director to support critical programs where Menace products and capabilities are at the core of what we are delivering to the warfighter. These programs span various stages of the contract lifecycle from early R&D to large LRIP/FRP production Programs of Record. As the ECC (Edge Compute and Comms) Program Director, you will be expected to use your technical knowledge in conjunction with your program management skills to lead cross-functional efforts and deliver the best outcome for Anduril and the warfighter. Deploying our Connected Warfare capabilities requires thorough understanding of mission requirements, thoughtful orchestration between Anduril teams and external stakeholders, and meticulous planning in the face of ambiguity. You thrive in the unknown and create order out of the chaos.

In this role you will:

• Own overall program execution - meeting cost, schedule, and performance targets and exceeding program and warfighter expectations.
• Acquire an intimate understanding of program requirements and maintain open dialogue with the customer to ensure engineering efforts remain aligned to mission objectives.
• Develop and implement effective processes, tools, and metrics for program planning, scope management, risk management, and overall program execution.
• Foster a “Team of Teams” culture amongst Anduril, external customers, and industry partners to align objectives, optimize processes, gather insight, and drive on-time execution.
• Build an outcome-oriented, high-performance culture within the program team that values development velocity, high-trust collaboration, rigorous execution, and continuous improvement.
• Drive cross-functional alignment efforts to ensure seamless integration across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, test and evaluation, operations, business development, and other Anduril teams.
• Proactively assess team skills and resource requirements, identifying training needs or recruitment opportunities to strengthen the team’s capabilities.
• Autonomously execute on broad and/or ambiguous requirements from stakeholders. Demonstrate high ownership on all pieces of work. Become a trusted partner to Anduril’s engineers.
• Support the drafting of technical proposals, ensuring that potential projects and scaling opportunities with each account are accurately scoped, resourced, and aligned with the organization's capabilities and strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Director of Programs and in partnership with the Chief of Engineering, own overall program execution, meeting cost, schedule, and performance targets and exceeding program and warfighter expectations. Monitor and manage program resource allocation, making tradeoffs that enable us to deliver best-in-class solutions to our customers on-time and on-budget.
• Acquire an intimate understanding of program requirements and maintain open dialogue with the customer to ensure engineering efforts remain aligned to mission objectives.
• Develop and implement effective processes, tools, and metrics for program planning, scope management, risk management, and overall program execution.
• Drive cross-functional alignment efforts to ensure seamless integration across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, test and evaluation, operations, business development, and other Anduril teams.
• Develop strong, trusting relationships with Anduril’s DoD customers, ensuring we have tight feedback loops that enable us to shape solutions, rapidly iterate, and ultimately field solutions faster.
• Autonomously execute on broad and/or ambiguous requirements from internal engineering, customers, and third-party partners to own successful delivery of outcomes on multiple programs simultaneously.
• Develop and implement lightweight processes, tools, and metrics for program planning, scope management, risk management, and customer communication to enable Anduril to move rapidly.
• Be high ownership on all pieces of work and become a trusted partner and advisor to Anduril’s engineers.
• Foster a creative, high-performance culture within the team, and proactively assess team skills versus needs, identifying personnel development or recruitment opportunities to strengthen the team’s capabilities.
• Collaborate with the Director of Programs to develop and refine the strategic roadmap for investments that underpin the success of our programs.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field (technical background preferred).
• Minimum of 8 years of proven program management experience in the defense, national security, or aerospace domains.
• Proven track record of successfully managing complex, multi-million-dollar projects and driving their on-time, on-budget completion.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities with the ability to move seamlessly between tactical and the 30,000 ft level.
• Experience coordinating multiple internal and external teams within a complex engineering or technology-focused organization.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
• Strong technical, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive decisions.
• Experience with tools like JIRA and Confluence.
• Current TS/SCI.
• Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time.

US Salary Range

$168,000 - $252,000 USD

The salary range for this role 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. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
• A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
• Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
• Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
• Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
• 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)

Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on probl