Senior Mission Operations Engineer, Strategic Defense

The role

You will own the deployment lifecycle for Anduril compute infrastructure at government sites. You will act as a technical bridge between government customers and engineering teams to deploy and sustain hardware nodes.

What you will do

• Plan and execute site deployments of Anduril compute nodes.
• Serve as the day-to-day technical point of contact for government customers.
• Assess and coordinate the physical integration of third-party sensors and effectors into hardware.
• Develop and maintain a fleet management system to track assets and system health.
• Partner with SRE teams to monitor node health and support incident response.
• Create and deliver technical reports, deployment readiness reviews, and status briefings.
• Drive continuous improvement of deployment processes and playbooks.
• Support program management activities including schedule tracking and risk identification.
• Contribute to the development of training materials and conduct end-user training.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in site operations, field engineering, systems deployment, or technical program management in defense or national security environments
• Hands-on experience deploying and sustaining compute hardware in operational or lab environments
• Technical familiarity with hardware form factors used in defense deployments
• Understanding of how third-party systems integrate into compute hardware
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a liaison between technical engineering teams and government customers
• Experience working alongside software engineers and/or SRE teams
• Strong organizational skills with experience tracking assets, configurations, or fleet-level data
• Ability to travel 25–50% to government sites
• Must possess and maintain an active U.S. TS/SCI security clearance

Nice to have

• Experience with Anduril hardware platforms (Menace, Voyager) or similar ruggedized/tactical compute systems
• Background in missile defense, integrated air and missile defense (IAMD), or space defense programs
• Familiarity with Lattice OS or similar distributed C2 operating systems
• Experience standing up fleet management, asset tracking, or configuration management systems from scratch
• Working knowledge of networking fundamentals (IP networking, mesh networking, DDIL environments)
• Experience with government acquisition processes, contract deliverables, and program reporting
• Familiarity with DevOps/SRE practices including CI/CD, monitoring, and incident management
• Prior military service or direct operational experience with DoD command and control systems

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Must possess and maintain an active U.S. TS/SCI security clearance
• By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.