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Senior Mission Operations Engineer, Strategic Defense

Anduril· AFS : Strategic Defense Engineering
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Washington, DC$167k - $222kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Senior Mission Operations Engineer responsible for deploying and managing Anduril compute infrastructure for government sites, serving as the technical bridge between government customers and Anduril engineering, coordinating third-party system integrations, and building fleet management and playbooks to enable scalable, repeatable deployments.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and execute site deployments of Anduril compute nodes (Menace-T, Menace-I, Voyager, etc.), coordinating across logistics, engineering, and government site teams
  • Serve as the day-to-day technical point of contact for government customers, managing expectations, communicating status, and escalating issues
  • Assess and coordinate the physical integration of third-party sensors and effectors into Anduril hardware form factors, including power, cooling, network, and rack-space requirements
  • Develop and maintain a fleet management system to track deployed assets, configurations, software baselines, and system health across all program sites
  • Partner with SRE teams to monitor deployed node health, coordinate software updates, and support incident response
  • Create and deliver technical reports, deployment readiness reviews, and status briefings for government and internal leadership
  • Drive continuous improvement of deployment processes, documentation, and playbooks to enable repeatable, scalable site activations
  • Support program management activities including schedule tracking, risk identification, and deliverable management
  • Contribute to the development of training materials and conduct end-user training at deployed sites

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in site operations, field engineering, systems deployment, or technical program management in defense or national security environments
  • Hands-on experience deploying and sustaining compute hardware in operational or lab environments (servers, ruggedized computing platforms, or similar)
  • Technical familiarity with hardware form factors used in defense deployments, including rack-mount servers, ruggedized edge compute devices, and mobile computing platforms
  • Understanding of how third-party systems (sensors, effectors, C2 systems) integrate into compute hardware, including power, cooling, and networking requirements
  • Demonstrated ability to serve as a liaison between technical engineering teams and government customers, with strong stakeholder management skills
  • Experience working alongside software engineers and/or SRE teams on deployment, integration, or operational readiness activities
  • Strong organizational skills with experience tracking assets, configurations, or fleet-level data across distributed sites
  • Ability to travel 25–50% to government sites for deployments, site surveys, and customer engagements
  • Must possess and maintain an active U.S. TS/SCI security clearance

Skills

Required:Site operations and field engineeringCompute hardware deployment and sustainmentHardware integration with third-party systemsStakeholder liaison and government customer engagement

Benefits

  • Benefits package includes health, recovery, and other support; more information at Explore Our Benefits
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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