Senior Technical Program Manager, Small Drones

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. ABOUT THE TEAM The Tactical Recon & Strike team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test, deploy and operate. The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt and Altius from concepts to operational systems. We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. We are looking for software engineers, hardware engineers, roboticists, and front-end mobile developers who are excited about creating a powerful robotics platform that can be tasked and viewed in real-time through a variety of interfaces. WHAT YOU’LL DO: Define the software roadmap for core TRS [... source excerpt omitted ...] ts proactively. Understand technical implementation at the architectural level and propose technical alternatives when necessary; ask questions that clarify priorities. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum of 5+ years experience as a Technical Program Manager, Technical Product Manager, Engineering Manager, or Engineer in an autonomous systems, robotics, or software development environment. A strong familiarity with robotics or computer vision systems and their architecture preferred. Solid technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, software development lifecycle, challenges and risks; ability to work closely and effectively with engineering teams. Experience [... source excerpt omitted ...] rity with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and ability to apply them where best suited. Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience in building programs for software and testing deliverables from ground up. Ability to work within organizations with minimal structure and with minimal direction. Experience in rolling out potentially disruptive organizational process changes. Experience with creating communication plans for various levels of stakeholders. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong technical, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up