Senior Technical Program Manager, Space Systems
Anduril· AFS : Space Engineering
Costa Mesa, CA$166k - $220kFull-timePosted 10mo ago
About the role
Senior Technical Program Manager for Anduril's Space Business Line, leading day-to-day execution of space system development programs, coordinating with Business Operations, customers, and Growth to satisfy technical objectives and contractual requirements across multiple orbital programs and pursuits.
Responsibilities
- Ownership: lead the project from start to finish with the customer and engineering team; develop the technical path for success; identify engineering needs; validate product outcomes with the customer; assume and own accountability for account success.
- Embed/Engage: work with customers to understand mission challenges and represent the customer while shaping products with Anduril engineers.
- Build/Orchestrate: collaborate with internal teams (engineering, product, logistics, finance, legal, contracting, technical operations, etc.) to build or pivot hardware/software solutions to meet client needs; ensure all parties are engaged and informed.
- Plan: develop, coordinate, and communicate paths to success with internal and external partners; build sprint plans, execution plans, milestones.
- Grow our business through customer success: own operational and executive relationships, meet commercial targets, articulate Anduril’s value proposition from executive to end-user to position for future opportunities.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience executing engineering or program management responsibilities for Space hardware, payloads, subsystems, or satellites
- Strong understanding of space systems engineering, environmental considerations, and requirements verification and validation
- Experience with deployment and integration of sophisticated hardware and software systems – particularly for national security space systems
- B.S. (minimum) in Electrical, Computer, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent
- 8+ years relevant industry experience
- CAPM or PMP certification a plus
- Experience with building and leading cross-functional teams
- Adaptive and introspective; willing to learn, teach, lead and follow
- Comfortable with setting and achieving goals in an amorphous environment
- Comfortable with working in limited resource environments
- Prior engineering work on space systems is a plus
- Active U.S. Top Secret security clearance currently possessed and maintainable
Skills
Required:Space hardware program managementSpace systems engineeringHardware/software integration
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (availability at little to no cost to employees)
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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