Head of Mission Readiness, Autonomous Airpower

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$253,000–$336,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 1993 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Head of Mission Readiness, Autonomous Airpower

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Join Anduril as the Head of Mission Readiness, Autonomous Airpower in Costa Mesa, CA, where you will lead and coordinate cross-functional teams to advance and formalize mission readiness capabilities. Your role involves directing all integrated logistics support activities across programs, ensuring execution, process adherence, technical oversight, and budget monitoring. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of experience in DoD/government logistics or complex program administration with leadership roles in operations, manufacturing engineering, or supply chain management. Expertise in regulatory requirements related to aircraft is preferred, along with a secret security clearance and the ability to travel extensively.

Skills

DoD government logistics program administration Secret security clearance CI/CD Kubernetes AWS Python PostgreSQL Terraform GitLab Docker Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Direct all Mission Readiness - Integrated Logistics Support activities across programs.
  • Ensure seamless integration of all elements of Mission Readiness - Integrated Product Support.
  • Lead and coordinate with cross-functional teams for mission readiness.
  • Monitor budget and technical oversight for logistics support activities.
  • Develop and execute processes and best practices for mission readiness.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in DoD/government logistics or complex program administration.
  • Secret security clearance required.
  • Expertise in regulatory requirements related to DoD or government logistics, preferably aircraft-related.
  • Proven leadership in operations, manufacturing engineering, or supply chain roles.
  • Ability to travel frequently for business needs.
  • Local presence or willingness to relocate to Costa Mesa, CA.

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