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Senior Technical Program Manager, Air Dominance & Strike, Autonomous Airpower

Anduril· Air Dominance & Strike : Air Dominance & Strike Engineering : Program Management
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Costa Mesa, CA$166k - $220kfull-timePosted 8mo ago

About the role

Senior Technical Program Manager leading development programs across the contract lifecycle for Anduril’s Air Dominance & Strike technologies, partnering with the Chief Engineer to ensure cost, schedule, and performance goals are met for autonomous weapons and related systems.

Responsibilities

  • In partnership with the Chief Engineer, own the development and deployment of Anduril’s Air Dominance & Strike technologies to meet the operational needs of the Department of Defense
  • Develop strong, trusting relationships with Anduril’s DOD customers, ensuring tight feedback loops to shape solutions and accelerate fielding
  • Autonomously execute on broad/ambiguous requirements from internal engineering, customers, and third-party partners to deliver outcomes on multiple programs
  • Monitor and manage program progress across cost, schedule, and resource allocation; make tradeoffs to deliver on-time, on-budget
  • Develop and implement lightweight processes, tools, and metrics for program planning, scope, risk, and customer communication
  • Maintain high ownership on all work and act as a trusted partner to Anduril’s engineers
  • Foster a creative, high-performance culture and assess team skills to identify development or recruitment needs
  • Collaborate with finance and business development on pricing strategies for proposals
  • Collaborate with senior management to refine the strategic roadmap for Air Dominance & Strike R&D investments

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related field (technical background preferred)
  • Minimum of 5 years experience managing the development of complex technical systems throughout the product lifecycle
  • Proven track record of managing complex, multi-million-dollar projects and delivering on-time, on-budget
  • Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities; ability to operate at tactical and high level
  • Experience coordinating multiple internal and external teams within a complex engineering/tech organization
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for diverse audiences
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Skills

Required:Program managementSystems engineering mindsetStakeholder managementCost and schedule management
Nice to have:Proposal pricing collaboration

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
Last updated Aug 5, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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