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Staff T&E Technical Program Manager, Strategic Defense

Anduril· AFS : Strategic Defense Engineering : Strategic Defense
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Washington, DC$191k - $253kfull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Staff T&E Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Anduril’s Strategic Defense, focused on test and evaluation of hardware- and software-enabled defense systems, coordinating with government partners and internal teams to drive test planning, execution, data analysis, and continuous improvement across ground and flight test activities.

Responsibilities

  • Determine and develop approaches to achieve T&E goals and guide completion of test activities, emphasizing hardware-in-the-loop lab-based ground tests.
  • Coordinate and support execution of testing at private and government-owned test ranges to test and evaluate hardware and software systems.
  • Deconflict test events internally across Anduril programs and efforts.
  • Ensure safe operation of all testing efforts in accordance with established procedures.
  • Work closely with Engineering to discuss test results, data, and observations.
  • Collect and perform initial test data analysis for the system under test.
  • Support design and implementation of live-virtual-constructive (LVC) test scenarios to stress the system without live assets.
  • Document test procedures and results, providing detailed reports for engineering teams and stakeholders.
  • Conduct testing of classified capabilities in an unclassified setting, coordinating with customer and Anduril security teams to adhere to protocols.
  • Integrate T&E processes into the program lifecycle and ensure adherence throughout the program.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related technical field from an accredited institution.
  • Current Top Secret Security Clearance.
  • 10+ years of experience in technical program or project management, engineering management, engineering, or related field, preferably supporting testing teams.
  • Strong technical background with familiarity in systems engineering and/or software development.
  • Ability to execute the full test engineering process for a System-of-Systems with little to no oversight.
  • Experience producing customer-facing test deliverables (test plans, test reports, data analysis) and communicating with diverse stakeholders.
  • Experience as a test conductor, test director, or similar role.
  • Experience executing ground test campaigns in hardware and/or software integration lab environments, including stimulus generation and truth system integration.
  • Ability to quickly learn new concepts and solve problems across engineering domains.
  • Ability to work independently and in multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Required:Test planning and executionData analysisHardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testingSafety and compliance
Nice to have:LVC (live-virtual-constructive) testing

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and other support) available to full-time employees.
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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