Program Manager, Homeland Air Defense

Anduril

Washington, United States
$146,000—$194,000 usd py
On-site
Program execution frameworks
Cross-functional program coordination
Executive-level reporting
The Air Defense team builds robots that find other robots and knock them out of the sky, providing mission-critical capabilities to protect the nation’s most important assets

Job Summary

  • The Air Defense team builds robots that find other robots and knock them out of the sky, providing mission-critical capabilities to protect the nation’s most important assets.
  • This role is responsible for driving program execution to protect critical infrastructure, government facilities, and commercial sites, serving as the operational expert for domestic Air Defense deployments.
  • The role is ideal for an operator who thrives in ambiguity, is comfortable in front of customers and executives, wants to scale at speed, and build long-term sustainable operations.

Matching Summary

The Air Defense team builds robots that find other robots and knock them out of the sky, providing mission-critical capabilities to protect the nation’s most important assets.

Salary

$146,000—$194,000 USD

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Program execution frameworks
  • Cross-functional program coordination
  • Executive-level reporting
  • Risk identification and mitigation
  • Domestic CUAS regulatory compliance
  • Deployment planning and logistics
  • Stakeholder engagement and alignment

Nice-to-have

  • Scale operations at speed
  • Thrive in ambiguity
  • Build long-term sustainable operations
  • Customer and executive engagement

Key Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in deployment operations, defense programs, aerospace systems, logistics, or technical project management
  • Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional programs
  • Experience working with domestic government entities, critical infrastructure operators, or regulated commercial customers
  • Strong operational rigor
  • Proven ability to drive cross-functional alignment without formal authority
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Willingness to travel up to 30%
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Work Rights

Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance

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