Senior Mission Operations Engineer, Army Command and Control (Active Clearance)

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Connected Warfare division builds systems to support global command and control missions. We create joint, time-sensitive, multi-domain, ubiquitous, connected mesh ecosystems. Our ecosystem enables connected warfare with disproportional impact by connecting every robot, human, and sensor in every domain, bringing together hundreds of thousands of end points across the globe. We are the substrate that provides the source of truth for time-sensitive decisions, effectively transforming the way that militaries close kill chains and enable mission autonomy.

The Mission Operations (MOPs) team is responsible for managing the execution, growth, and success of our customer accounts. Working across product, engineering, sales, and logistics teams, our Mission Operations Engineers own the customer relationships and develop, plan, and deploy Anduril products in support of their missions. They work side-by-side with customers to understand their specific problem sets and then shape Anduril’s offerings alongside our engineering teams to fit the mission needs. Because the problems we solve are uniquely challenging, our Mission Operations Engineers naturally gravitate toward finding solutions and are adept at navigating organizational hurdles. They are ultimately responsible for customer and mission success and therefore play a critical role in the shaping and future of Anduril Industries.

ABOUT THE JOB

Manage the Technical Relationship with the Army Network Community. The Army Acquisition enterprise (ASA(ALT), FCDs, ATEC, C5ISR) oversee and execute the Army C2 programs that Anduril’s Connected Warfare division are supporting. You and your team will establish and maintain relationships with stakeholder organizations and manage the technical coordination and negotiation across them.

Drive System-of-Systems Design. Your team will work across the Army Acquisition Enterprise, third party partners, operational units, and internal teams to negotiate system-of-system optimizations and tradeoffs. This will require deep technical, operational and programmatic understanding and an ability to align stakeholders with competing interests and perspectives

Expand Anduril’s Scope Through Programmatic Success. Anduril intends to expand the scope of our current programs and capture new ones. You will contribute to this by setting conditions for expansion through disciplined and precise system-of-system design and delivery.

Execute Lab-Based Events. Anduril partners with the Army Network Enterprise to conduct lab-based experimentation and validation prior to deploying or fielding to operational units. You will work with Anduril and government engineers and testing teams to plan and execute these events.

Orchestrate The Deployment of Anduril Products. Inform the planning, integration, and deployment of Anduril’s flagship software and hardware products in support of Army missions. Through collaboration with our engineering, logistics, and technical operations teams. We are obsessed with engagement and keeping our finger on the pulse of how customers interact with our systems.

Shape Our Products to Meet Army Intelligence Workflows. Work side-by-side with Army tactical and enterprise stakeholders to understand their workflows, system bottlenecks, and data integration needs. You will represent these users directly to Anduril's product and engineering teams, translating user feedback into actionable features on our product roadmaps.

Collaborate Across Nearly Every Anduril Team. Successfully deploying our complex systems requires collaborating with nearly every internal Anduril team - engineering, product, logistics, business development, contracting, and technical operations. You’ll be responsible for ensuring each party is engaged and informed, bringing the best of Anduril to the Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) ecosystem.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Mission First Mindset. We put the needs of the mission and our customers first. We actively seek out opportunities to better understand Army workflows, with a goal to build the best possible products for the warfighter and radically evolve national defense capabilities.

Ownership Mentality. We’re looking for owners—those who have a natural bias to assume responsibility and contribute to a culture of performance. You will actively own the technical and programmatic relationships with key CPE stakeholders, driving challenging and vague technical integration problems to clarity and resolution.

Technical Aptitude and Intellectual Curiosity. We are first and foremost a technology company. You must be comfortable communicating complex technical concepts, understanding how modern software and hardware systems integrate, and getting hands-on in lab environments to configure and test systems.

Structured Thinker and Problem Solver. Leading technical programs requires clear communication and well thought-out plans. We are looking for assertive communicators who can distill complex Army system-of-systems architectures into digestible integration plans.

High Value Team Member. At Anduril, the path to success weaves through the organization. We are a low-ego group that promotes teamwork and collaboration. You can develop rapport at both the tactical operator level and the executive/acquisition leadership level.

360 Degree Leader. We are a flat, non-hierarchical organization. We expect you to lead and influence people through both formal and informal constructs, identifying operational gaps and solving them immediately rather than stepping back.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Lead the team that serves as the primary technical interface between the Army Acquisition Enterprise and the Anduril Mission Command team.
• Ensure programs are designed as constraint informed comprehensive system-of-systems; and that Anduril’s products are integrated in a way that sets conditions for success.
• Execute Anduril’s system-of-systems approach through the CPE C2IN Tiered Governance structure
• Set conditions for expansion by delivering turn-key capability to existing programs and by designing, proposing, and executing creative programmatic and business approaches to expand Anduril’s integration and deployment across CPE portfolios.
• Inform Anduril’s product roadmaps to ensure our commercial capabilities meet the needs of the Army Network Enterprise and operational end users.
• Understand connected systems (e.g., NGC2 and other modernized command and control/intelligence nodes) and shape technical integration approaches with the Army community.
• Provide hands-on, basic operational and technical integration support for Anduril hardware and software capabilities in both customer test beds and company laboratory environments.
• Design & implement user feedback loops to gather, triage, and prioritize requirements and integration hurdles discovered during lab testing, exercises, and field evaluations.
• Collaborate with Anduril’s software and hardware engineering teams to ensure our systems align with Army open architecture standards and interface guidelines.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Deep domain expertise within the U.S. Army acquisition community, including familiarity with modern C2 systems, workflows, and tactical operations.
• Experience developing computable, data-driven architectures for large system-of-system deployments
• Proven experience in systems engineering roles within defense technology.
• Familiarity with Army connected C2 (such as NGC2, C2 Now)
• Interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with a demonstrated ability to build trust with technical and non-technical military leaders.
• Willingness to travel (25-50%).
• Must possess active SECRET clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Direct experience with the acquisition side of Army capability portfolios.
• Experience in Defense Technology Product Management, Solutions Architecture, or Technical Customer Success roles.
• Familiarity with modern software development concepts (APIs, containerization, tactical cloud, and data fusion pipelines).
• Understanding of tactical networking - especially in constrained environments

US Salary Range

$167,000—$240,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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