Special Projects Manager

The role

You will lead cross-functional teams to develop, integrate, and field capabilities to detect and defeat UAS threats. You will manage special projects, shepherd emerging proposals into programs, and support global growth initiatives.

What you will do

• Lead teams building early-stage products and mature them to scale.
• Work across product, engineering, operations, logistics, and test teams.
• Partner with capture, growth, and engineering leads to shepherd emerging proposals.
• Forecast resources and liaise with subject matter experts on engineering capacity.
• Support international development opportunities and strategic international engagements.
• Communicate engineering and production roadmaps for Air Defense products.
• Participate in high-visibility engagements with senior domestic and foreign government officials.
• Own end-to-end cross-functional projects as a generalist.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 4+ years as a cross-functional leader in hardware and/or software organizations
• Demonstrated success delivering technology to large commercial institutions or government organizations
• Proven experience leading tech-enabled teams of peers across specializations
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
• Willing to travel up to 30% of the time

Nice to have

• Demonstrated success working in at least two discrete industries
• Exposure to robot autonomy, machine learning, sensor fusion, data analytics
• Experience in rapid prototype development and fielding
• Advanced Degree
• Demonstrated interest in national security issues and defense technologies

Benefits

• 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 Air Defense team develops, tests, deploys, and sustains the Anduril Air Defense Family of Systems.