Deployment Lead, Navy - Air Defense

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Irvine, CA
Salary: $113,000–$149,000 / yr
Posted: today

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This role $131k

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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

Anduril Industries currently has 1882 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Deployment Lead, Navy - Air Defense

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As the Mission Operations Deployment Lead on Anduril’s Air Defense team, you will oversee the deployment and maintenance of critical defense systems, ensuring they meet stringent mission requirements. Your daily responsibilities include managing relationships with customers and industry partners to build trust and gather feedback, while also developing a deep understanding of both customer needs and product capabilities. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including hardware supply, logistics, and engineering to ensure seamless deployment and continuous improvement of Anduril’s Family of Systems. This role requires expertise in translating technical concepts into operational requirements and managing multiple projects simultaneously, ideally with experience in the defense or aerospace sector and a secret security clearance.

Skills

Python JavaScript Kubernetes Docker AWS CI/CD Git PostgreSQL MongoDB Linux Terraform Jenkins Ansible Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and Anduril teammates to ensure mission success.
Develop deep knowledge of customer mission requirements and communicate them effectively to engineering teams.
Become an expert in Anduril’s Family of Systems, understanding their capabilities and limitations.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously while prioritizing tasks to meet evolving mission needs.
Travel extensively (up to 70%) to support deployments and ensure system health and performance.

What we're looking for

Advanced degree or 3-5+ years of technical experience in defense, national security, or aerospace.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks effectively.
Experience creating and maintaining documentation for new processes.
Capability to translate technical concepts into operational requirements and performance specifications.
Deep understanding of Anduril’s Family of Systems capabilities and limitations.
Active Secret security clearance required.
Willingness to travel up to 70% of the time.

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