Director, Mission Insights, Maritime

The role

You will provide maritime operational expertise to support international pursuits, with an initial focus on Japan. You will translate mission needs into concepts of operation and product requirements for engineering and business teams.

What you will do

• Define Allied Maritime CONEMPs including reference missions and tactics
• Act as a conduit between allied maritime operators and engineering and product teams
• Provide threat-informed analysis on concepts of employment to support operational analysis teams
• Arm regional Business Development leads with sales enablement tools
• Define mission frameworks for allied maritime systems to interoperate with US JADC2 networks, FVEY, and NATO standards
• Identify capability gaps in allied naval forces to seed requirements for projects
• Act as an operational lead for international military leaders and ministries of defense

Required qualifications

• Former U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) with operational experience at sea
• Designation as a Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) via the Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) or equivalent high-end tactical instructor tour
• Deep expertise in maritime warfighting scenarios, multi-domain integration, surface warfare, integrated air and missile defense (IAMD), or mine countermeasures (MCM)
• Ability to translate complex tactical and technical problems into concise operational concepts
• Exceptional public speaking, briefing, and technical writing skills
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time, both domestically and internationally
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

• Previous operational planning experience (N3/N5 or J3/J5) at USPACFLT, USINDOPACOM, or a Forward Deployed Naval Forces staff
• Familiarity with allied naval concepts of operations and interoperability dynamics across the Indo-Pacific
• Background in operations research, operational analysis, wargaming, or modeling and simulation tools
• Familiarity with autonomous maritime systems (USVs, UUVs), uncrewed distributed sensors, edge-compute networks, and command-and-control (C2) software
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical, engineering, or national security field
• Advanced degree

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Must be able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance

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.