Deputy Program Manager, Air Defense - Middle East

Anduril • Irvine, CA

2d • $117,000 - $154,000

About The Position

Anduril is hiring a Deputy Program Manager to support execution of a large, strategic Air Defense program in the Middle East. The role manages the internal program-execution engine—including schedule and cost management, logistics execution, and program controls—in direct support of the Senior Program Manager, who leads executive-level coordination, external partner relationships, overall delivery, and associated business growth.

The Deputy Program Manager works across engineering, product, operations, logistics, finance, contracts, staffing, and customer teams to support deployment and sustainment of Anduril capabilities. The position requires a strong grasp of mission requirements and technical concepts, the ability to manage dependencies, trade-offs, and risks, and clear, consistent communication across teams and time zones. It calls for building appropriately rigorous processes while staying focused on outcomes and action.

The role coordinates program workstreams including production tracking, shipping and logistics, site installation, sustainment, schedule and cost baselines, staffing, training, and compliance documentation. Travel may be up to 50% of the year, comprising 35% OCONUS travel in the Middle East region and 15% CONUS travel.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of program or project management experience in defense or aerospace, with demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-team execution.
• Experience managing integrated master schedules, cost baselines, and earned value or similar program-control disciplines.
• Strong cross-functional coordination skills, including the ability to drive alignment across engineering, operations, logistics, finance, and contracts without direct authority.
• Proficiency with digital tools such as Jira, Confluence, Slack, and MS365, and ability to use AI to streamline project management, task tracking, and visualization.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, low-bureaucracy environment and driving outcomes with minimal oversight.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the year: 35% OCONUS in the Middle East region and 15% CONUS.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with CUAS, integrated air defense, or advanced distributed defense systems.
• Prior OCONUS experience supporting operational deployments and/or program delivery, particularly in the Middle East.
• PMP certification or an equivalent project management credential.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day execution across active program workstreams, including production tracking, shipping and logistics, site installation sequencing, and sustainment standup.
• Run recurring internal coordination meetings and drive action items to closure.
• Manage the program’s Jira project, maintain the work breakdown structure, keep epics and tasks current, and use Jira Plan to provide schedule visibility.
• Monitor program financials, including burn rates, invoicing status, and budget alignment across CLINs; coordinate with Finance to identify variances early.
• Partner with engineering leadership on configuration management, asset tracking, maintenance scheduling, sustainment-rate monitoring, and uptime reporting.
• Track scope against contractual line items and funded CLINs, and flag potential unauthorized work or scope creep to the Senior Program Manager.
• Coordinate between production teams, logistics, and in-country operations to ensure equipment moves from factory to site without gaps.
• Coordinate internal staffing with the Staffing team, tracking open requisitions, onboarding timelines, and deployment readiness for in-country personnel.
• Coordinate Mission, Technical, and Deployment Operations leads to ensure coverage for installation surges, sustainment rotations, and training support windows.
• Support in-country sustainment operations, including Technical Operations team structure, spare-parts support, mobile capability kit tracking, and issue escalation processes.
• Work with training experts to assess Program of Instruction effectiveness and customer engagement, and help propose changes to the Senior Program Manager and Regional Training Manager.
• Track dependencies between training readiness and site installation completion to ensure trainers arrive on schedule relative to system acceptance.
• Maintain program documentation, including PMP subsidiary plans, risk register, change register, and lessons learned.
• Support internal contract modification workflows by preparing cost, schedule, and technical inputs for proposals and engineering change proposals when scope changes are authorized.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed