Program Director, Air Dominance & Strike

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $220,000–$292,000 / yr
Posted: today

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Above market

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This role $256k

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This role pays more than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $150,000–$194,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $256k versus about $172k for comparable roles.

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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.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1696 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Program Director, Air Dominance & Strike

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The Program Director role at Anduril involves leading one of the company’s largest development programs, overseeing various stages from R&D to contract capture and delivery. This senior-level position requires managing complex technical systems throughout their lifecycle, ensuring successful cost and schedule adherence alongside the Chief Engineer. The ideal candidate will possess a Top Secret security clearance and at least 8 years of experience in program management for intricate technological projects. Key skills include expertise in defense technology development and integration, with proficiency in project management methodologies and tools essential for handling large-scale initiatives. This role is integral to Anduril’s mission in advancing air dominance and strike capabilities within the defense industry.

Skills

TopSecret CI/CD AWS Kubernetes Python PostgreSQL Docker Git Jira Confluence Scrum Agile Terraform Ansible

What you'll do

Lead the development and integration of Anduril products and technologies.
Manage complex technical systems throughout the product lifecycle.
Ensure successful delivery of program by controlling cost and schedule.
Directly responsible for all elements of cost and schedule management.
Capture contracts and oversee various stages from R&D to close.

What we're looking for

Minimum 8 years of experience managing complex technical systems development.
Must have Top Secret security clearance.
Responsible for cost and schedule management in program delivery.
Leads contract lifecycle from R&D to capture and close.
Directly manages product integration alongside the Chief Engineer.

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