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Senior Technical Program Manager

Anduril· Maritime & Maneuver Dominance : Undersea Dominance - Engineering & Operations : Systems Engineering
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Sydney, NSW, Australiafull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Senior Technical Program Manager responsible for end-to-end programme execution of the XL autonomous underwater vehicle system, from development to production, with hands-on technical engagement in architecture, interfaces, and verification, reporting to the Director of Platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Own programme planning end to end for the vehicle system: scoping, sequencing, dependency mapping, risk identification, and driving decisions when requirements, timelines or resourcing conflict.
  • Stand up and run the scaled agile cadence across the vehicle programme — coordinating planning increments, cross-team dependency mapping, and integration points across up to ~100 engineers spanning multiple agile teams. Own the rhythm: PI planning, backlog alignment, system demos and inspect-and-adapt events, ensuring the cadence actually drives decisions rather than just generating ceremony.
  • Implement and maintain robust project management methodologies and best practices across the programme, driving predictability and accountability.
  • Proactively identify and mitigate programme risks and challenges, developing mitigation plans alongside the engineers who will execute them.
  • Engage with the technical substance of the programme – architecture, requirements baselines, interfaces and verification approach – well enough to catch problems early rather than simply track status.
  • Partner with discipline leads as a technical peer, pressure-testing estimates and identifying missing scope before a schedule or resourcing decision is made.
  • Translate system-level requirements and subsystem dependencies into a sequenced plan that reflects how the vehicle is actually integrated and tested.
  • Manage interfaces and dependencies across production, supply chain and test, driving resolution where subsystem plans conflict.
  • Lead re-planning as priorities shift, and communicate the change and its technical consequences clearly.
  • Own the technical narrative in design review gates, milestone reviews and executive updates.

Qualifications

  • Demonstrated systems engineering capability – requirements decomposition, interface management and ICDs, subsystem trade studies, verification and validation, and requirements traceability across a complex system
  • Technical depth sufficient to engage as a peer with engineers—able to follow an architecture discussion, question an estimate, and understand the downstream effect of a design decision
  • Delivery experience across both hardware and software – you have owned the plan for a complex product where mechanical, electrical and software work had to converge, and have shipped software as part of that scope
  • Hands-on experience running scaled agile delivery across a programme of multiple agile teams — including standing up planning increments, managing cross-team dependencies in Jira, and facilitating the events (planning, sync, demo, retrospective) that keep teams aligned.
  • Prior experience as a practising engineer is strongly preferred, ideally in systems, mechanical, electrical or software engineering before moving into programme leadership
  • 5+ years driving delivery of complex engineering programmes, including time in a technically accountable role
  • Strong programme management fundamentals: scoping, dependency mapping, risk management, and execution across multiple teams
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to manage stakeholders across engineering, production and leadership and to push back on unrealistic asks
  • Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an Australian Government security clearance

Skills

Required:Programme planning and executionScaled Agile deliverySystems engineering collaboration

Benefits

  • benefits package (comprehensive, competitive, availability of health support)
  • top-tier benefits for full-time employees
  • equity grants included in majority of full-time offers
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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