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Anduril Industries · 10 hours ago

Capability Lead, Air Defense

Irvine, California, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$113K/yr - $149K/yr

4+ years exp

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The Capability Lead for the Air Defense team is responsible for the delivery and sustainment of dismounted counter-UAS solutions, working closely with engineers and customers to enhance military capabilities.

AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)GovernmentMilitaryNational Security

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

Qualify product(s): Achieve success in customer-sponsored acceptance tests of the products within your portfolio. You are able to distill and analyze test objectives to determine requisite developmental efforts proceeding test events to ensure successful outcomes are achieved. You will lead the team of Andurillians through the operational execution of product evaluations - managing resources, priorities, and test scope

Product delivery: Build systems to effectively scale novel capabilities beyond their governmental qualifications and into the hands of warfighters. You will manage the top-funnel demand of the product, work with manufacturing and supply chain to ensure material readiness, and embed with account teams to coordinate delivery of procured products

Product sustainment at scale: You will author the processes in which Anduril sustains delivered products, through their entire lifecycle, to include customer outreach, reactive/pro-active servicing, product revisioning, and return material authorization (RMA)

Relationship management: Build trust with Anduril teammates, vendors, partners, potential customers and users through effective communication, positive attitude, and follow-through. You are able to brief customers on emerging capabilities and represent Anduril to senior leaders. Anduril is a lean, agile, engineering first organization. You must be able to develop relationships across the company to operate effectively. You must effectively communicate risks and expectations to a diverse group of stakeholders

Mission expertise: You will develop a deep understanding of mission requirements for emerging capabilities, including the nature of threats, operational and resource constraints, rules of engagement, and how they intersect with the end user’s experience. You must proactively communicate this understanding to Anduril’s functional engineering teams to enhance new technologies to support evolving mission needs and product no fit. You will deeply understand product development priorities and business development opportunities, and frame trade-offs to engineering and sales decision makers

Qualification

Product delivery managementIntegrated hardware/software developmentTechnical team leadershipGovernment technology deliveryProactive communicationMission understanding

Required

Proven experience delivering technology to government organizations or large commercial institutions

Proven experience leading a technical team of peers to field hardware and software products to real operating environments at various scales

Proven experience and aptitude in taking a product from 1 to 100 and beyond

4+ years work experience in a technology company or as a part of a technical implementation team focused on developing integrated hardware and software products

Can travel up to 50% of the year

Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance

Benefits

Healthcare Benefits

Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.

Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.

Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.

Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.

Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development

Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.

Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.

Retirement Savings Plan