Software Product Manager, Air Defense

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Irvine, CA
Salary
$146,000–$194,000 / yr
Posted
140 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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This role $170k
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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 1697 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Product Manager, Air Defense

As the Software Product Manager, Air Defense, you will join the Air Defense team to develop a simulation trainer designed to test and train capabilities against various UAS threats. You will own the technical strategy for the simulation product, including core infrastructure like synthetic environments and scenario authoring tools while translating user requirements into a prioritized roadmap. Your daily work involves decomposing complex problems into technical plans, collaborating with engineering teams on sprint execution, and aligning stakeholders across business and technical domains. The role requires expertise in complex software systems such as robotics or mission-critical defense applications. Key skills include understanding kinematic modeling, sensor physics, real-time distributed systems, and potentially experience with game engines like Unity or Unreal, as well as familiarity with LVC architectures and hardware-in-the-loop testing to solve critical force protection challenges.

What you'll do

  • Define the product vision and technical strategy for simulation infrastructure, scenario tools, and user experience.
  • Gather requirements from military operators to translate training workflows into a prioritized product roadmap.
  • Identify developer pain points on the Lattice platform to improve the end-user simulation experience.
  • Decompose complex problems into concrete technical plans and manage execution through the full product lifecycle.
  • Align diverse stakeholders by communicating business context to engineers and technical details to non-technical partners.
  • Partner with marketing and proposal teams to provide storytelling and participate in customer demonstrations.
  • Deliver new simulation capabilities while monitoring key performance indicators to inform future strategy.
  • Develop a "leave-behind" capability strategy to help operators maintain proficiency between training sessions.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 5+ years of experience in product development for complex software systems like robotics or defense applications.
  • Must have at least 3 years of experience in a hands-on product management capacity.
  • Must possess robust technical aptitude to understand software development lifecycles, architectural tradeoffs, and risks.
  • Must be comfortable with concepts including kinematic modeling, sensor physics, and real-time distributed systems.
  • Must demonstrate the ability to decompose complex problems into addressable component parts.
  • Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time.

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