Staff Program Manager, Carrier Integration - Active Clearance

1 hour, 39 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Project and Program Management
Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is an American defense technology firm that specializes in developing advanced autonomous systems for integrated awareness and security across land, sea, and air, utilizing its proprietary Lattice platform to enhance intelligence, su...

Aerospace & Defense
1K-5K
Founded 2017
$2200M raised

Description

  • Partner with program and engineering leadership to develop and deploy carrier-based Group 5 autonomous platforms for the U.S. Navy.
  • Own critical program workstreams and manage customer relationships to drive cost, schedule, and technical performance.
  • Serve as the resident subject matter expert on carrier flight operations, carrier suitability, deck handling, launch and recovery, and shipboard aircraft integration.
  • Translate carrier operating constraints, including EMCON and flight deck procedures, into technical requirements and autonomy architecture inputs.
  • Lead internal R&D investments by owning scope, schedule, budget, and technical outcomes, and transition results into programs of record.
  • Build strong relationships with customers and stakeholders to support feedback loops and rapid iteration.
  • Support requirements decomposition and trade studies to balance design complexity, weight, performance, cost, and schedule against operational need.
  • Work across Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, GNC, Subsystems, Survivability, Mission Systems, Manufacturing, and Test teams to ensure operational realism and safety.
  • Lead preparation for and execution of program reviews, milestone events, and customer deliverables.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Math, IT, CS, Business Administration, or a related field; technical background preferred.
  • Minimum of 10 years of combined experience in program management, naval aviation, and/or carrier-based aircraft development.
  • Direct military or civilian experience in U.S. Navy carrier flight operations or carrier-based aircraft design, integration, test, or sustainment.
  • Proven track record managing complex, multi-million-dollar programs or major program workstreams on time and on budget.
  • Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical and operational information to engineers, executives, and government customers.
  • 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.
  • BS or higher in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline (preferred).
  • Experience as a Naval Aviator, Naval Flight Officer, Aircraft Handling Officer, or in a similar carrier flight operations role, or equivalent civilian carrier air wing experience (preferred).
  • Graduate of a military Test Pilot School or a Weapons and Tactics School (preferred).
  • Experience with autonomous systems, particularly unmanned aircraft operations (preferred).
  • Familiarity with Anduril's Lattice platform or similar autonomous command-and-control architectures (preferred).
  • Understanding of carrier suitability requirements and procedures that drive aircraft design, integration, and test (preferred).
  • Experience in development, integration, and/or test of U.S. Navy carrier-based manned or unmanned aircraft (preferred).
  • Experience across multiple phases of carrier-based aircraft development, including conceptual design, preliminary design, detailed design, EMD, production, and sustainment (preferred).
  • Experience deriving weapon system and aircraft requirements from applicable Navy requirements documents and standards (preferred).
  • Experience with DoD flight clearance and airworthiness certification processes (preferred).
  • Experience managing internal R&D portfolios or technology investment programs (preferred).
  • Experience coordinating multiple internal and external teams within a complex engineering or technology-focused organization (preferred).

Benefits

  • Salary range of $191,000 to $253,000 USD.
  • Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers.
  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees.
  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

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