Legal Counsel - US Government Contracts (Air Defense)

The role

This Legal Counsel will support the Frontier Systems Division, Air Defense and Counter-Intrusion Business Lines. The role involves providing legal oversight to US government contracts, managing the acquisitions lifecycle, and supporting business development.

What you will do

• Drive customer growth by executing new government contracts and growing existing ones.
• Use expertise in federal procurement law to help teams capture and grow contracts.
• Manage relationships with procurement office representatives at Government agencies.
• Provide legal counsel and day-to-day management of the entire acquisitions lifecycle.
• Oversee and evaluate major proposals and monitor large contracts.
• Lead or assist in key negotiations and resolve performance issues.
• Identify risks and mitigations and ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and policies.
• Work on legal aspects including license and services agreements, bid protests, litigation, intellectual property, compliance, and employment matters.
• Represent the legal team in relationships with outside counsel, vendors, engineers, executives, customers, and regulators.

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of work on US Government contracts matters
• Solid understanding of the government procurement process, including contract vehicles, types, non-traditional and CAS coverage, software acquisition approaches, and data rights issues
• Judgment and initiative to own multiple projects from end-to-end
• Strong communication, writing, and interpersonal skills
• Quick learner and independent performer
• Licensed to practice law in CA or DC
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Nice to have

• Pre-law school professional experience
• Combination of law-firm and in-house or government experience
• Experience working with the government
• Experience with engineering, software, or other technology
• An interest in the law and policy of defense acquisitions
• The ability and grit to operate independently within a rapidly evolving company
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
• 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. The company's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.