Anduril Industries · 2 hours ago
Senior Program Manager, Precision Engagement Systems
Costa Mesa, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expAnduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The Program Manager will lead day-to-day coordination and execution of program initiatives, ensuring effective communication among technical teams and maintaining strong customer relationships.
AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)GovernmentMilitaryNational Security
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen OnlyHiring Manager
Kevin Vandivort
Responsibilities
Contract Management: Oversee contract execution, monitor compliance with terms, and manage renewals or amendments
Proposal Development: Lead the generation of proposals, including the Basis of Estimate (BOE), scope review, and cost analysis. Facilitate contract awards and initiate kick-off activities
Customer Relations: Cultivate and maintain strong customer relationships, swiftly address any issues, and expand business opportunities with existing clients
Risk Assessment: Identify and track potential contractual risks, requiring mitigation plans from relevant departments
Performance Monitoring: Ensure service delivery and payment terms meet contractual expectations, track budget and cost performance, and manage invoicing and revenue
Event Coordination: Plan and execute demonstrations and events, ensuring alignment with company goals and successful outcomes
Project Management: Direct development and unique project efforts within the program, coordinating weekly meetings with the engineering team
Problem Resolution: Proactively address and resolve challenges to meet customer deliverables, escalating issues to leadership as necessary
Systems Engineering: Understand all program requirements in-depth, ensuring effective communication and coordination among technical teams
Accountability Enforcement: Maintain momentum and hold internal teams accountable for meeting deadlines and expectations
Ownership: Responsible for tracking the program’s major metrics - meeting cost and schedule targets, on-time reporting, and managing the customer relationship
Embed/Engage: Integrate closely with our clients + partners, understand their technical capabilities, challenges and gaps to help inform how to adapt Anduril’s platforms to meet key objectives
Build/Orchestrate: Work directly with Anduril engineers to support customer testing; coordinate and execute operational demonstrations
Plan: Coordinate tasking with technical and operational staff to ensure timely delivery of support to the program. Prepare weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc. reporting as required. Regularly report program status updates to customers, the program team, and Anduril senior management
Deliver: Drive the execution and outcome of projects and programs assigned to you
Qualification
Required
BS/BA in a technical field plus 5 years or more of professional experience
Ability to create and deliver presentations in technical and programmatic reports to key leadership and customers
Comfortable with setting and achieving goals in a dynamic and amorphous environment
Adaptive and introspective; willing to learn, teach, lead and follow
Capable of driving coordination, collaboration, and communication across cross-functional teams in order to achieve successful, time-critical outcomes
Comfortable working in limited resource environments
Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance
Ability to travel 25 – 50% as needed
Preferred
Science or Engineering discipline strongly preferred
Current TS clearance strongly preferred
Significant customer-facing experience leading high profile and high stakes programs, including strong interpersonal skills
Experience working on mission critical DOD systems
Experience building and managing cross-functional teams focused around a common vision
Company
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that specializes in developing advanced autonomous systems to enhance national security.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$6.25BKey Investors
XPRIZEAlphaTON Capital Corp.Founders Fund
2026-01-29Grant· $0.15M
2025-12-16Corporate Round· $30M
2025-06-05Series G· $2.5B
Leadership Team
Brian Schimpf
Co-Founder and CEO
Joseph Chen
Co-founder
Recent News
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