Technical Program Manager, Connected Warfare

Technical Program Manager, Connected Warfare

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

The Connected Warfare division builds systems to support global command and control missions. We create joint, time sensitive, multi domain, ubiquitous, and connected mesh ecosystems. Our ecosystem enables connected warfare with disproportional impact by connecting every robot, human, and sensor in every domain, bringing together hundreds of thousands of end points across the globe. We are the substrate that provides the source of truth for time sensitive decision, effectively transforming the way that militaries close kills chains and enable mission autonomy.

About The Job

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to ensure interoperability and integration of our software and hardware across two of Connected Warfare's largest programs. This role requires a unique blend of technical expertise, program management experience, customer focus and an understanding of the defense sector and military systems. You will work closely with engineering, product, business, and government stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions that meet the needs of our customers and partners.

What You'll Do

• Program Management: Align program roadmaps, manage timelines, and allocate resources to ensure successful delivery and production-quality.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Serve as the primary liaison between engineering teams, product management, and external stakeholders—including defense contractors and government entities. Align cross-functional teams on their goals, dependencies, and deliverables. Drive effective communication and collaboration across distributed teams and locations.
• Technical Expertise: Understand the architecture, dependencies, and technical challenges of defense-related systems. Support engineering teams in resolving technical issues, making trade-offs to meet division objectives. Ensure compliance with industry standards and government regulations, such as ITAR and RMF.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks proactively, including technical, schedule, and compliance-related risks. Monitor dependencies, anticipate bottlenecks, and adjust plans as needed to maintain program momentum.
• Stakeholder Management: Manage relationships with key customers, partners, and government agencies, ensuring program alignment with contractual obligations and stakeholder expectations. Prepare and deliver clear program updates, technical briefs, and performance reports for internal and external audiences.
• Process Improvement: Implement and refine processes to enhance program execution and efficiency within a startup environment. Leverage best practices in program management while adapting to the unique challenges of the defense sector. Cultivate knowledge management repositories and CI/CD pipelines to build processes that result in production-quality engineering deliverables.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience as a Technical Program Manager, Product Manager, Engineering Manager, or Engineer for a commercial technology or aerospace and defense company.
• Strong technical background with familiarity in systems engineering, software development, and networking
• Proven client-facing technical program management and/or systems engineering experience
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical issues into business-impact insights
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills
• Willingness to travel as needed (up to 50%)
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work within organizations with minimal structure and with minimal direction
• Proven track record in designing and implementing best practices that drive operational efficiency and sustainable growth
• Familiarity with a defense acquisition processes, compliance, and reporting requirements
• Experience with developing and operating distributed systems, CI/CD pipelines, APIs, middleware, 3rd-party software developer experience initiatives, and/or modular system architectures
• Experiencing with managing Test and Evaluation or continuous Quality Assurance of complex software programs
• Strong technical, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive decisions
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or an Engineering discipline
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance