Deployment & Training Lead, Army

Anduril • Irvine, CA

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About The Position

As a Deployment and Training Lead on Anduril’s Air Defense team, you will deliver, train, and sustain air defense capabilities to meet customer mission requirements. You will own the full deployment lifecycle, from planning and installation through training, sustainment, and continuous improvement, while ensuring deployed assets and technologies remain healthy and perform when needed. You will develop and deliver training programs, identify knowledge gaps, and improve user proficiency and operational readiness. You will represent Anduril to customers and communicate customer feedback and lessons learned back to the company to improve products, curriculum, and team practices.

You will manage deployments of Anduril’s Air Defense products to support national security infrastructure and collaborate with the Program Manager and Program Chief Engineer on long-term deployment, training, and sustainment operations aligned with customer priorities. The role works across business lines and requires customer engagement, flexibility, humility, and collaboration.

The role spans deployment planning and execution; training curriculum development and delivery; relationship management; development of customer mission and counter-UAS expertise; detailed understanding of the Family of Systems; and end-to-end hardware and software configuration management for assigned equipment. Deployment events include installations, testing and evaluation, demonstrations, training, and maintenance visits. Travel of up to 60% is required.

Requirements

• Advanced degree or at least 5 years of experience in a technical field; defense, national security, or aerospace experience is preferred.
• Proven experience developing and administering technical training.
• Strong organization, creative problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Experience creating and maintaining documentation for new or developing processes, including training curricula and programs of instruction.
• Proven experience leading technology-enabled teams of peers and building influence through relationships.
• Deep interest in national security issues and defense technologies, with a commitment to lifelong learning.
• Experience translating technical concepts into operational requirements, performance specifications, and training materials.
• Ownership mentality and strong initiative in managing work in isolated or remote environments.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts simply using varied communication methods and tools.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Experience in field operations.
• Willingness to travel up to 60% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Prior military experience, particularly in Air Defense, Fires, or related operational roles.
• Operational experience delivering defense technology solutions to U.S. government customers in operational environments.
• Active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Plan and orchestrate deployment events, coordinating cross-functional teams across hardware supply, logistics, engineering, and other functions.
• Manage the deployment process from site surveys, testing, and pack-out through installation, training, and sustainment.
• Anticipate contingencies, establish lightweight processes, assess and mitigate risk, and apply lessons learned to improve deployment operations.
• Develop and deliver training curricula in formats including computer-based simulations, knowledge portals, and hands-on individual and collective training events.
• Create and maintain training materials as product capabilities evolve; identify knowledge gaps and plan and resource realistic training events.
• Ensure end users are proficient and confident in employing the full Family of Systems, and measure success through operational readiness.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with customers, industry partners, users, and Anduril teammates through clear communication, listening, responsiveness, and follow-through.
• Learn customer mission requirements, threats, regulatory challenges, resource constraints, and rules of engagement; communicate requirements and concepts of operations to Anduril engineers.
• Serve as the counter-unmanned systems subject matter expert for customers, helping resource realistic training and manage configurations for cUAS-specific equipment.
• Develop detailed knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of Anduril’s Family of Systems, including sensor modalities, sensor fusion, power, networking, and system performance under varied conditions.
• Manage end-to-end hardware and software configurations for assigned equipment at deployment sites, ensuring systems are properly configured, updated, and maintained.
• Manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks while working in field operations, including isolated or remote environments.
• Travel up to 60% of the time.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level