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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Staff Technical Program Manager - Sentry Maneuver Systems

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeIrvine, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • 8–10+ years leading complex hardware product development programs.
  • Demonstrated success delivering sophisticated electromechanical systems from concept through production.
  • Experience leading highly cross-functional engineering efforts spanning multiple hardware and software disciplines.
  • Strong understanding of systems integration, hardware development, manufacturing, validation, qualification, and production readiness.
  • Experience driving execution across multiple engineering organizations without direct management authority.
  • Proven ability to influence technical decisions and align diverse stakeholders around common objectives.
  • Experience partnering with suppliers, manufacturing organizations, and production teams throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and executive stakeholders.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical execution for the Mobile Sentry platform and related Sentry Maneuver Systems initiatives.
  • Drive hardware development from concept through prototype, system integration, validation, production readiness, manufacturing, and deployment.
  • Partner closely with Product Managers, the Lead Platform Architect, and Chief Engineers to align platform architecture, technical execution, and product roadmaps.
  • Collaborate with Counter-Intrusion, Air Defense, Maritime, and other business line stakeholders to develop shared platform capabilities that address evolving mission requirements.
  • Coordinate execution across Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Software, Autonomy, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Reliability, Test, Quality, Product Management, and Platform Architecture teams.
  • Establish integrated development plans, technical milestones, and execution strategies across multiple concurrent development efforts.
  • Lead complex system integration activities spanning vehicle platforms, chassis, sensors, communications, compute, power systems, autonomy hardware, and mission payloads.
  • Drive engineering readiness through design reviews, prototype builds, qualification testing, manufacturing readiness, and production ramp.
  • Identify technical and programmatic risks early, develop mitigation strategies, and drive alignment across engineering and leadership teams.
  • Partner with manufacturing and suppliers to mature products for scalable production and long-term sustainment.
  • Identify opportunities to standardize and reuse hardware platforms, subsystems, and technologies across multiple products and business lines.
  • Communicate program health, technical decisions, risks, tradeoffs, and key milestones to engineering and executive leadership.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience developing autonomous systems, robotics, defense systems, aerospace products, automotive platforms, or other complex electromechanical systems.
  • Experience with vehicle integration, chassis development, or mobile platform architecture.
  • Experience integrating sensors, communications systems, compute, power systems, or mission payloads into production hardware.
  • Experience with prototype development, design for manufacturing/design for assembly (DFM/DFA), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), qualification testing, and manufacturing scale-up.
  • Experience supporting customer demonstrations, field testing, and operational deployments.
  • Experience developing common platforms or reusable hardware architectures across multiple product lines.
  • Familiarity with mission-critical or safety-critical systems.

About the Company

Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Anduril builds autonomous weapons, such as drones, cruise missiles, and robot submarines, for the US military and its allies, often developing them with its own money before any order arrives. In 2024 it beat Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman for an Air Force contract to develop Fury, a pilotless jet that flies alongside crewed fighters. Its Lattice software merges camera and radar feeds into one live map and lets a few operators direct many drones and weapons at once, including other companies' systems. Governments buy its systems under contract, and Anduril builds much of the hardware in its own factories. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey co-founded Anduril in 2017, and it is based in Costa Mesa, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Private
Total funding
$11.5B
Headquarters
Costa Mesa, CA
Founded
2017

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