Mission Operations Specialist

The role

You will serve as a tactical-level interface with military operators and planners for autonomous maritime systems. You will work alongside customers, deployed on exercises, delivering training, supporting mission planning, and feeding operational reality back into engineering.

What you will do

• Support development of mission plans for exercises, demonstrations, operational test and evaluation, and operational employment
• Provide tactical advice to customer planners on system capabilities, limitations, and employment options
• Develop and maintain tactical procedures, checklists, planning aids, and quick-reference materials
• Contribute to the development and refinement of Concepts of Employment (CONEMP) and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs)
• Support the training organisation in the delivery of operator training
• Provide operational mentoring and tactical coaching to operators during exercises and employment activities
• Plan and execute Anduril’s operational contribution to exercises and demonstrations
• Capture user feedback on system performance, usability, and employment concepts
• Identify gaps in procedures, training, or system capability and advocate for the user
• Build and maintain trusted peer-level relationships with customer operators and planners

Required qualifications

• Experience in operational planning, mission analysis, capability development, or a related field such as defence, aviation, mining, or complex logistics
• Demonstrated ability to work at the tactical level
• Experience delivering training, instruction, or coaching in a Defence or technical context
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Comfortable working autonomously in a customer environment with minimal direction
• Ability to translate complex system capabilities into clear operational language
• Strong written communication
• Australian citizen
• Holds a Negative Vetting Level 2 (NV2) security clearance

Nice to have

• Military background with operational experience in a maritime environment (submarine, surface warfare, mine countermeasures, or equivalent)
• Experience with autonomous systems, unmanned platforms, or emerging military technology
• Experience in a Defence industry customer-facing role
• Knowledge of undersea warfare and maritime warfare concepts
• Understanding of Defence acquisition processes
• Experience contributing to Concept of Operations (CONOPS), CONEMP, or TTP development
• Experience with operational test and evaluation, exercise planning, or wargaming

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Australian citizen who currently holds a Negative Vetting Level 2 (NV2) 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.