Hardware Project Manager, Intelligence Systems

Hardware Project Manager, Intelligence Systems

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

About The Team

Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and products for Intelligence Community (IC) customers. We work within the IC to understand their requirements, shape their concepts of operation, and deliver exquisite capability across their problem set. We aim to develop and deploy critically needed capabilities that address our customers' most pressing national security requirements.

About The Job

As a Hardware Project Manager on the AIS team located in Reston, Virginia. In the HPM role, you will be heavily involved in solving real-world challenges. You will be positioned at the intersection of a variety of critical teams that you will work with to help progress technologies from initial concept through readiness for use in production. In addition, being the voice of the technology helping internal and external teams understand the missions the technology solves. Candidates for this role should have experience in electrical hardware development and have ideally worked within all stages of a standard product life cycle, but specifically in the concept thru NPI. They should be technically inclined and able to comfortably understand core engineering design principals. The right individual needs to be excited about the prospects of working on a growing team and will be expected to provide feedback on process improvement opportunities for the electrical engineering organization as a whole.

What You'll Do

As the HPM for a critical program in the Intelligence Systems business line, you are well positioned to consistently interact with all teams at Anduril. You will be knowledgeable of not only the current state of the product, but also the various technical and operational factors which define the architecture and overall vision. Expect to work with program leadership, engineering, sourcing, quality, reliability, manufacturing and configuration management teams in support of executing program milestones and deliverables.

Establishing key milestones and targets from across the organization to help define the product schedules and prioritization roadmap. This will require an in-depth understanding of what teams are affected by the various stages of your project's engineering development. You are to ensure that teams are being engaged at the right time and at the right product maturity stage to be successful. Identify and understand how your product fits within other product schedules. The roadmap you help develop would be the guide for your product that the organizations would reference and plan around.

Evaluate and prioritize the various tasks required to successfully support the product development efforts. The HPM should be prepared to help drive to the best decision for the product and company. This generally should be a data driven approach, and should include inputs from all the various stakeholders to ensure the decision is well informed and can be successfully executed.

Execute a variety of tasks to ensure the project stays on track. These tasks can take many forms as the HPM should be prepared to fill any gap to de-risk the roadmap including hardware, software, FPGA component ownership, design review input, design validation or verification activities.

Expected to work closely with teams including, but not limited to: design engineering, finance, logistics, EHS, manufacturing, engineering testing, legal, technical operations, business strategy/programs, etc.

Lead cross-functional system integration efforts to include Hardware, Software, FPGA components in support of program milestones and customer deliverables. Identify and determine the root cause of complex integration issues.

Required Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science education.
• 10+ years in electrical design, and development (PCBA, harnessing, etc.).
• 7+ years of project management with experience managing multiple projects in parallel.
• Understanding of PCB and electrical systems manufacturing processes.
• Aptitude for working with internal and external stakeholders, across a wide range of technical areas.
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years in electrical design and development.
• Defense, national security, or aerospace domain familiarity through industry or education.
• Experience with or interest in working with visual design tools to communicate ideas.

US Salary Range: $182,000 - $273,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you. For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents. For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
• A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
• Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
• Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
• Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
• 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!

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