Subcontract Administrator, General

The role

The Subcontracts Administrator owns major subcontractor relationships by driving complex, high-value subcontracts from RFP through award, execution, and closeout. You will work across engineering, program management, legal, quality, and manufacturing to align technical scope, cost, and schedule.

What you will do

• Run the RFP-through-closeout process end to end on complex, high-value subcontracts.
• Generate clear, defensible SOWs and Subcontract Data Requirements Lists (SDRLs).
• Review subcontractor proposals and negotiate price, terms, deliverables, and schedule.
• Partner with Contracts and PM during prime proposal efforts on flowdowns and schedules.
• Monitor subcontractor cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Run variance investigations and drive product acceptance and deliverable reviews.
• Work with program management, engineering, legal, contracts, proposal, and procurement teams.
• Lead, streamline, and scale the subcontracting process.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in law, accounting, finance, business, supply chain management, or a related compliance field.
• 3+ years of experience managing high-complexity, full-lifecycle subcontracts across multi-discipline programs.
• Strong working knowledge of FAR/DFARS, CAS, and ITAR compliance.
• Track record evaluating subcontractor performance and deliverables against negotiated technical and commercial terms.
• Ability to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA.

Nice to have

• Deep familiarity with government contracts and Cost Accounting Standards.
• Self-starter with a bias toward action and problem solving.
• Experience developing high-tech, high-mix / low-volume products.
• Prior time in a fast-paced, start-up or scale-up environment.
• Active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
• Consent to 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 uses Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system, to power its family of systems.