Technical Program Manager, Mission Operations

Anduril Industries

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Location
Quincy, MA
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$167,000–$222,000 / yr
Posted
8 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.

Anduril Industries currently has 901 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Technical Program Manager, Mission Operations

JOB TITLE: Technical Program Manager, Mission Operations The Technical Program Manager, Mission Operations joins the Copperhead team to manage the execution, growth, and success of customer-facing deployments for high-speed small diameter undersea autonomous vehicles. This role serves as the primary technical liaison between engineering, logistics, and external clients to develop and deploy products for critical commercial and defense mission sets. Key responsibilities include translating strategic goals into actionable project plans, managing incident responses, and overseeing hardware deployment to customer sites. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering and extensive experience in robotics, complex systems, and AUV operational use. Required competencies include system test integration, troubleshooting, and understanding government contract structures. The role solves the challenge of delivering cutting-edge maritime capabilities from concept to deployment in a fast-paced environment.

What does a Technical Program Manager earn?

Median $190350 from 282 postings across 45 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Act as the primary technical liaison for clients to translate their needs into engineering requirements.
  • Coordinate the deployment of vehicles and support equipment across engineering, logistics, and external client sites.
  • Drive technical outcomes by monitoring system performance, managing incident responses, and analyzing metrics for improvement.
  • Translate strategic business goals into actionable project plans with clear milestones and measurable outcomes.
  • Oversee the physical deployment of system hardware to various customer sites.
  • Manage and unblock cross-team projects involving hardware, product, and test operations teams.
  • Execute on broad and ambiguous requirements autonomously to ensure customer and mission success.
  • Travel to customer sites, ranges, and fleet locations to support operations and deployments.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of robotics and/or complex system experience in technical project management and/or systems engineering.
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering or a related field.
  • Hands-on experience working with AUVs and their deployment/operational use in applicable environments.
  • Ability to translate system test, integration, and troubleshooting.
  • Understanding of government contract structure and reporting.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
  • Experience interfacing with DoD/USN customers (preferred).
  • Experience leading or executing product development of any type of system from TRL 3-8 (preferred).

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