Program Manager, Maritime

Anduril • Quincy, MA

1d • $183,000 - $243,000

About The Position

The Program Manager will own a high-profile Copperhead product based in Quincy, Massachusetts, overseeing a major program and associated development activities within Anduril’s Copperhead product family. The role manages customer-funded efforts related to employing and advancing a Copperhead vehicle, ensuring alignment with company and division growth objectives. The Program Manager leads an immediate team of 3–6 engineers through requirements, system architecture definition, design, build, test, and execution to deliver capabilities to customers.

The position develops and maintains cost, schedule, and performance plans for a directly funded program in coordination with a Navy program office and other Navy stakeholders. It supports scoping and planning for vehicle design, build, and deployment; builds working relationships with service and program-office stakeholders; and helps move programs from prototyping into production. The Program Manager also collaborates with growth and engineering leads on new business opportunities, leads formal testing initiatives, estimates required resources, supports test logistics, and coordinates execution with third-party vendors and partners. Travel for customer meetings and testing is approximately 15–30% of the time.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience leading product development involving both hardware and software, with an emphasis on the U.S. Navy as a customer.
• Demonstrated knowledge of defense acquisitions.
• Experience with the technical, programmatic, and operational challenges of developing and deploying autonomous weapon systems.
• Experience with government business development, government contract structures, and government proposal processes.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks and concurrent projects.
• Ability to coordinate a portfolio of multiple priorities and development activities.
• High-energy, high-ownership leadership, strong management skills, and a high level of emotional intelligence.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, creative environment and build, adapt, and implement innovative approaches to market.
• Excellent writing and communication skills, including experience briefing senior executives and customers.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• History of zero-to-one defense program growth.
• At least 10 years of relevant program management, acquisitions, or resource sponsor experience in government and/or the private sector.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Passion for robotics and/or system development.
• Intimate understanding of government contracting, fielding, and requirements generation for transitioning prototype capabilities to production.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a major program and associated development activities within Anduril’s Copperhead product family.
• Manage customer-funded efforts related to employment and advancement of a Copperhead vehicle, aligning them with company and division growth objectives.
• Lead an immediate team of 3–6 engineers focused on program requirements, system architecture definition, design, build, test, and execution.
• Develop, run, and maintain cost, schedule, and performance for a directly funded program in coordination with a Navy program office and Navy stakeholders.
• Support detailed scoping and planning for the design, build, and deployment of a vehicle within the Copperhead portfolio.
• Build and maintain working relationships with service and program-office stakeholders to complete milestones and transition programs from prototyping into production.
• Collaborate with growth and engineering leads to develop and execute coordinated approaches to new business opportunities.
• Lead formal testing efforts by identifying strategic initiatives, estimating required resources, and supporting mobilization logistics.
• Coordinate test execution with third-party vendors and partners.
• Foster ownership, trust, open communication, customer focus, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Travel to support customer meetings and testing approximately 15–30% of the time.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers and are considered part of the total compensation package.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, described as a comprehensive, competitive package available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

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