Core Technology Operations Lead

Anduril Industries•Costa Mesa, CA

About The Position

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. As the Core Technology Operations Lead, you will work directly with the Hardware Engineering Leadership team and the Head of Core Technology to build and run business operations across the Hardware Engineering Organization and cross functional partners. The Hardware Engineering organization is the central engineering organization across Anduril that upholds the bar of engineering excellence, provides core engineering services, and develops strategic core technology products for hardware development across Anduril. In this role, you will partner with hardware engineering org leadership and teams from across the organization and company — spanning our business lines and divisions to our Finance and G&A teams to our core internal operations teams — to unpack ambiguous problems and build lasting, scalable solutions. Your work will vary from quick-turn operational fire-fighting, building and redesigning processes, to leading high-impact strategic projects. Your role and team will enable and provide operational leverage to the engineering organization that underpins and differentiates Anduril as the next generation defense prime.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in an engineering major
Min 4 years of working experience with experience in a consulting, operations, finance, product management, or general business analysis role, and preferably also experience in a technical engineering role.
Highly self-motivated - You are capable of taking strategic direction, decomposing operational milestones, and setting the tactical week to week actions which you then drive yourself and your cross functional stakeholders to.
A strong communicator across a wide dynamic range - Ability to translate and articulate thoughts clearly and simply across a wide range of roles (working level engineers, finance partners, recruiters, cross functional leadership, and executives).
Experience interfacing with leadership and executives - you understand how to facilitate meetings for and engage with executives.
Strong emotional intelligence and ability to solve operational problems not only from a data driven lens, but also in a people-centric way by building strong cross functional relationships across the company and within the hardware engineering organization. You operate efficiently and drive outcomes while building a strong foundation of trust with peers and leaders.
Combination ability to execute on a tactical level as well as put together a strategy to solve complex, ambiguous, cross-functional problems. You can dive deep into executing operational tasks that require high attention to detail and high organization skills, but you can also zoom out at a 30,000 foot level to create a strategy that solves high level problems for the org and the company.
High ownership with the horsepower to juggle multiple (3-5+) large projects and priorities in parallel, at a rapid pace, and report out on progress regularly without dropping any balls.
Discerning and an incredibly fast learner
U.S. Person status is required as this position needs access to export-controlled data.

Nice To Haves

Ability to obtain and hold a US Top Secret clearance is preferred

Responsibilities

Partner with the Head of Core Technology to drive and execute upon strategy that will scale and meet engineering needs across Anduril divisions.
Define the vision, operating model, and annual goals for Core Technology
Develop, Refine, and Measure the processes that allows Core Technology to deliver centrally developed strategic technologies to the Business Lines as a 1st Party Supplier
Set and track metrics for organizational health and performance on engineering deliverables
Execute on strategic initiatives and take on special projects for the Head of Core Technology
Drive day to day operations and develop internal processes/frameworks for efficient operations of for engineering departments. This will include staffing/hiring, communications, seating/facilities, financial tracking, etc. and working with cross functional partners across these domains.
Manage Core Tech’s budget in partnership with a FP&A partner to track financial health of budget against goals and deliverables.
Support tactical staffing assignments in service of critical business line needs.
Drive annual planning efforts for an Core Tech as part of the corporate planning cycle.
Engage with Anduril leadership as a representative for an engineering department leader to report risks and developments within the department.

Benefits

Healthcare Benefits
US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
Additional Benefits
Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
Retirement Savings Plan
US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.