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Special Projects Manager

Anduril· AFS : Air Defense Engineering : Product Management
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Irvine, CA$146k - $201kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Special Projects Manager within Anduril’s Air Defense Mission Operations, accountable for leading cross-functional, early-stage initiatives that can evolve into new products, teams, or programs. Acts as a face of Anduril to end-users and customers, articulating capabilities and tradeoffs across technical, programmatic, financial, and operational dimensions.

Responsibilities

  • Product Development – lead teams building early-stage products and mature them to scale, coordinating across product, engineering, operations, logistics, and test teams to advance maturation initiatives.
  • Program Management – partner with capture, growth, and engineering leads to shepherd emerging proposals into successful programs; forecast resources; engage SMEs; make strategic/tactical decisions to ensure cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
  • Support Global Growth Initiatives – advise on international development opportunities and strategic international engagements; communicate engineering/production roadmaps and product-market fit for international growth leads; represent the business line in high-visibility engagements with government officials.
  • Flex Capacity – act as a cross-functional leader to own end-to-end initiatives as the organization grows; demonstrate versatility as an elite generalist.
  • Face of Anduril – articulate capabilities and limitations to end-users and customers at executive and layman levels, explaining the “why” for emerging Air Defense technology.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • 4+ years as a cross-functional leader in hardware and/or software organizations
  • Demonstrated success delivering technology to large commercial institutions or government organizations
  • Proven experience leading tech-enabled teams across specializations
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
  • Willing to travel up to 50% of the time

Skills

Required:Cross-functional leadershipFirst Principles thinkingProgram managementStakeholder communication

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees (health, recovery, and other coverage)
  • Competitive compensation including equity (as part of total compensation)
  • Salary range: US$146,000—US$201,000 per year (base)
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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