Principal Operations Analyst, Wargaming

Principal Operations Analyst

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

Our team builds, tests, integrates, and scales Modeling, Simulation, & Analysis (MS&A) tools that beautifully visualizes both real and simulated historical or live data. Our MS&A tools create a wargaming capability that brings visions to life in a 2D environment as well as an immersive 3D extended reality environment. It lets users create "what ifs" to evaluate mission concepts, drive future mission tactics, and accelerate mission understanding. This new team will provide rigorous analytical products which will be used to guide product development and convince customers of our value advantage. It is often used for Business Development and Engineering purposes.

You will be an operations analysis Swiss-army knife who will interface with stakeholders including internal programs and external customers. You will carefully listen to stakeholder needs and then design rigorous math and physics analyses leading to clear and compelling value propositions. Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A) will often complement demonstration events that together leave no doubt that Anduril offers real (not PowerPoint) warfighter capability.

What You'll Do

1. Under direction of the Program Manager, lead a team of Operations Analysts in the development of wargaming capabilities using Anduril Mission Sim platform
2. Develop physics-based models/scenarios for wargaming exercises
3. Develop a deep understanding of transformational value of Anduril platform, autonomy, simulation, and perception products
4. Use our advanced internal M&S capabilities to give our analyses and asymmetric advantage over competitors
5. Convey the value through life of AI-powered distributed systems over traditional industrial offerings
6. Identify problems; solve them: implement robust, high-quality solutions

Required Qualifications

• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• Military mission MS&A experience
• Platform MS&A experience
• Payload MS&A experience
• 2+ years DoD M&S scripting experience
• Outstanding communication skills
• Proficiency with physics-math scripting
• 5+ years in relevant Science and/or Engineering related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Top Secret security clearance
• 10 years in relevant Science and/or Engineering related field
• Experience with Tableau
• Operations Plan (OPLAN) MS&A experience
• Signal processing experience
• Cost and Logistics MS&A experience
• AFSIM Developer Training or AFSIM Plug-in development experience
• Exceptional proficiency with physics-math scripting
• Proficiency with Python and C/C++

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.
• 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.
• 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)

Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. 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!