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Director, Mission Insights, Maritime

Anduril· Programs : Global Defense Programs : Global Defense Operations
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Costa Mesa, CA$191k - $253kFull-timePosted 6d ago

About the role

Director level role within Anduril's Global Defense team focusing on maritime operations and international pursuits, starting with Japan. Translate mission needs into credible concepts, supervise mission insights, and enable interoperability with US and allied networks.

Responsibilities

  • Define Allied Maritime CONEMPs: Develop authoritative reference missions, operational vignettes, tactics, techniques, and procedures, and concepts of employment tailored to partner-nation maritime forces (e.g., long range strike in the Indo-Pacific, Baltic grey-zone incursions, Strait of Hormuz chokepoint security).
  • Feed Realities into Engineering & Business Lines: Act as the direct conduit between allied maritime operators and Anduril’s engineering and product teams. Ensure real-world operational constraints are baked into product design and R&D pipelines.
  • Support Operational Analysis & Objective "Red Teaming": Provide threat-informed analysis on concepts of employment to support operational analysis teams; evaluate performance in allied scenarios vs competitors or legacy architectures.
  • Enable Global Growth & Capture: Arm regional Business Development leads with wargaming outcomes, cost-exchange analyses, and mission architectures to articulate mission viability to foreign defense leaders.
  • Bridge Interoperability Architectures: Define mission frameworks for allied systems to interoperate with US JADC2 networks, FVEY, and NATO standards.
  • Seed Net-New Capabilities: Identify capability gaps in allied naval forces to pitch and seed requirements for international co-development or new production lines.
  • Translate Strategy to Execution: Act as a credible operational lead in front of international military leaders and ministries during capture shaping and proposal stages.

Qualifications

  • Former U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) with operational experience at sea.
  • Designation as a Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) via SMWDC or equivalent high-end tactical instructor tour.
  • Deep expertise in maritime warfighting, multi-domain integration, surface warfare, IAMD, or mine countermeasures (MCM).
  • Ability to translate complex tactical/technical problems into concise operational concepts for senior executives.
  • Exceptional public speaking, briefing, and technical writing; comfortable engaging with foreign flag-level officers and defense officials.
  • Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.
  • Active U.S. Secret security clearance and ability to maintain it.

Skills

Required:Maritime warfare expertiseOperational concept developmentPublic speaking/briefing writing

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (availability at little to no cost to employees)
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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