Head of Mission Readiness, Altius 700

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Anduril Industries is seeking a Head of Mission Readiness for the Altius 700 in Costa Mesa, California. Altius is a launched-effects platform deployable from ground, air, or sea for missions including ISR and targeting, kinetic engagement, RF decoy, SIGINT, communications relay, and cyber warfare. The Altius 700 is an early-stage product ramping through production and flight testing, with a technical baseline that is still evolving and no established sustainment program. The role will build the sustainment function while the product matures and own associated operating-and-sustainment (O&S) revenue and margin.

The role directs Mission Readiness and Integrated Product Support activities across the business line, including execution, processes, best practices, technical oversight, and budget. It establishes service offerings, training and field-support materials, logistics systems, standards, and data practices; coordinates sustainment planning with sourcing, quality, flight test, engineering, and Growth; and drives product readiness through design-for-sustainment input and field-feedback corrective actions.

The position leads a cross-functional execution team and operates in a matrixed structure: it sits on the Business Line Leadership Team, takes tasking from the GM, and reports to the central Mission Readiness organization. It also contributes to product development and integration, proposals and business plans, budgets and contract terms, and contract acquisition, negotiation, and modification. The role requires hands-on problem solving, cross-functional influence, and frequent communication with internal and external teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of experience in DoD/government logistics or progressively complex program administration, including leadership roles in operations, manufacturing engineering, or supply chain.
• Technical expertise in logistics management principles, concepts, and practices.
• Leadership skills in organizing, planning, scheduling, and coordinating workloads to meet deadlines or milestones.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Ability to travel as needed for the business.
• Ability to be local to or relocate to Costa Mesa, California.

Nice To Haves

• Expertise in regulatory requirements related to DoD or government logistics, preferably aircraft-related.
• Experience working with, in, and around Air Force or other military branch Integrated Logistics operations.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally, including at a deeply technical level, in an unstructured environment; startup experience is preferred.
• Strong outcome orientation and ability to drive initiatives from inception through implementation and adoption.
• Willingness and ability to dive into tactical execution when needed.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects from conception to execution without assistance.
• Moves quickly, maintains a positive attitude, and can lead directly and through influence.
• Government proposal experience is desired.

Responsibilities

• Direct Mission Readiness and Integrated Product Support activities across the business line, including execution, processes, best practices, technical oversight, and budget.
• Own O&S revenue and business-line O&S margin.
• Build service offerings to grow revenue and reduce fielding and sustainment costs to improve margin.
• Coordinate with sourcing, quality, and flight test to keep sustainment planning aligned with the evolving technical baseline.
• Develop training and field-support materials before the first fielded units reach operators.
• Feed design-for-sustainment requirements to Engineering and shape sustainment solutions with Growth for each product, customer, and CONOP.
• Hire, develop, and train a cross-functional execution team and drive the Quality, Engineering, and Mission Readiness field-feedback root-cause and corrective-action loop.
• Create structured, repeatable frameworks for unstructured problems and implement logistics systems, standards, and data that support measurable operations and evidence-based decisions.
• Operate in a matrixed structure, serving on the Business Line Leadership Team, taking tasking from the GM, and reporting to the central Mission Readiness organization.
• Partner with Engineering on design concepts, criteria, and product research, development, testing, and integration.
• Shape proposals, business plans, work statements, operating budgets, and contract financial terms; influence contract acquisition, negotiation, and modification.
• Solve problems and clear obstacles for the team and internal and external partners.
• Communicate what needs to happen and when to internal and external teams.
• Contribute hands-on as needed, including taking on tactical tasks to move work forward.

Benefits

• Competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.
• Top-tier benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

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