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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.
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JOB TITLE: Deputy Program Chief Engineer
The Deputy Program Chief Engineer joins the Air Defense team to provide technical leadership for the development, testing, and deployment of networked sensors and effectors designed to detect, track, and defeat UAS threats. This role involves managing complex parallel pursuits, translating strategic business goals into actionable project plans, and overseeing the allocation of personnel and budgets. You will act as a primary technical liaison for clients, driving technical outcomes through system performance metrics and incident response. Key responsibilities include managing cross-functional projects involving hardware, product, and test operations. Required competencies include systems engineering, software development lifecycle knowledge, and proficiency with tools like JIRA and Confluence. The work focuses on closing the kill chain against aerial threats in challenging operational environments.
Act as the primary technical liaison for clients to translate their needs into engineering requirements.
Drive technical outcomes by monitoring system performance, managing incident responses, and using metrics to quantify improvements.
Translate strategic business goals into actionable project plans with clear milestones and resource allocations.
Execute on broad and ambiguous requirements autonomously while maintaining high ownership of all work pieces.
Manage and unblock cross-functional projects involving hardware, product, and test operations teams.
Draft technical proposals to ensure new projects are accurately scoped and aligned with organizational goals.
Communicate software releases, new capabilities, and performance improvements to internal and external stakeholders.
What we're looking for
Proven customer-facing technical program management and/or systems engineering experience, preferably in defense, national security, or aerospace domains (preferred).
Proven experience leading a technical team of peers to field hardware or software products to real operating environments.
Solid technical aptitude to understand technical designs, software development lifecycles, challenges, and risks.
Ability to work effectively with engineering teams and stakeholders across a wide range of technical comfort levels.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance.
Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time.
Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, computer science, or related field (preferred).
GNSS
GPS
Robotics
Computer Vision
Autonomous Systems
Software Development Lifecycle
JIRA
Confluence
Time Synchronization
Navigation Systems
Sprint Planning
Artificial Intelligence
Blockchain
AR/VR
Cloud Native
Quantum Physics
Space Hardware
Global Position Satellite Systems
RF
Space Material Procurement
Qualification
Systems Engineering
Systems Development Life Cycle
Requirements Management
System Modeling
CONOPS
AI
Software Functional Decomposition
Technical Standards
Systems Road Mapping