Senior Software Product Manager, Strategic Defense

Anduril Industries

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Location
Washington, DCSeattle, WA
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$166,000–$220,000 / yr
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6 days ago
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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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TL;DR · Senior Software Product Manager, Strategic Defense

Senior Software Product Manager, Strategic Defense joins the Strategic Defense team to develop and deliver features for autonomous air and missile defense systems. This role involves owning product roadmaps for autonomy capabilities, defining human-machine interfaces, and managing software execution by coordinating workstreams and resolving cross-team dependencies. The successful candidate will translate warfighter needs into technical specifications, manage stakeholder expectations, and oversee the lifecycle of products from initial release through continuous improvement. Key requirements include proficiency in autonomy and controls concepts like state estimation and planning, a foundational understanding of backend web technologies and distributed systems, and experience with AI/ML technologies. The role focuses on solving critical national security challenges by building robust, reliable, and controlled autonomous systems that integrate advanced capabilities such as sensor fusion and resilient mesh architectures within the integrated air and missile defense domain.

What you'll do

  • Translate high-level strategic objectives and warfighter needs into detailed product roadmaps and technical specifications.
  • Define autonomy behaviors, human-machine interfaces, and safety guardrails for automated decision-making systems.
  • Manage software execution by sequencing workstreams, resolving dependencies, and holding engineering teams accountable to schedules.
  • Communicate roadmap status and project goals to internal stakeholders while managing expectations regarding delivery.
  • Act as the primary owner of autonomy capabilities when interacting with business development, marketing, and compliance teams.
  • Gather insights from defense operators and subject matter experts to advocate for user needs across the organization.
  • Collaborate with test engineers to design rigorous scenarios that validate functionality and drive rapid iteration cycles.
  • Monitor key metrics to measure success in autonomy performance, safety, and control behavior under operational conditions.

What we're looking for

  • Must possess and be able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance (Top Secret preferred).
  • 3-5 years of experience in software product management for technical areas like autonomous systems or AI/ML products.
  • Working fluency in autonomy and controls concepts, including state estimation, planning, and closed-loop control.
  • Foundational understanding of back-end web technologies and distributed systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive software execution through planning, dependency management, and schedule accountability.
  • Ability to travel up to 50% for discovery and testing purposes.
  • Experience shipping autonomous systems, robotics, or mission autonomy software (preferred).
  • Familiarity with AI safety, assurance, or verification for automated decision-making systems (preferred).

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