Program Operations, Maritime - Heavy Metal

Anduril • Columbia, WA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Anduril's Maritime Division is seeking a Program Operations lead for the Heavy Metal team. This role will serve as the operational right hand to the Program Manager for a new platform, acting as the connective tissue across Finance (EVMS), Stakeholder Integration, Supply Chain, Workforce Development, and Facilities. The position is hybrid, involving both program-facing responsibilities such as managing cost, schedule, and EVMS, and division operations, including strategic initiatives and executive rhythm. The ideal candidate will be comfortable in both manufacturing and executive review settings.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in program operations, consulting, corporate strategy, finance, defense/aerospace program management, or general business analysis.
• Ability to solve complex, ambiguous, cross-functional problems in a people-centric way, balancing program management and general business operations perspectives.
• High ownership, low ego, strong outcome orientation, high humility, and comfort with detailed work.
• Ability to translate operational problems into data problems and execute solutions.
• Tactical and strategic capabilities, willing to engage in detailed work in the yard, data, and specific tasks.
• Discerning and fast learner, able to fluently navigate finance, supply chain, workforce, and construction.
• Willing and able to be based in the Washington, D.C. area with regular travel to Costa Mesa, CA and other Anduril sites.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.

Nice To Haves

• Typically 5+ years of experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/work experience.
• Solid, hands-on expertise and ability to operate independently across a wide range of responsibilities.
• Exposure to Earned Value Management (EVMS) as a practitioner, auditor, or decision-maker.
• Prior experience in shipbuilding, heavy manufacturing, aerospace, or large defense programs, particularly with the U.S. Navy or a prime shipbuilder.
• Experience establishing an operating cadence for a fast-growing team or program (battle rhythms, review structures, planning cycles, tracking systems).
• Comfort working across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and workforce functions simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the operational backbone for the product Program Manager, coordinating across Stakeholder Integration, Supply Chain, Workforce Development, and Facilities to ensure program scale and deliverables.
• Support Stakeholder Integration with external parties (customers, prime partners, government & community stakeholders) and internal teams (Manufacturing Technology and Digital teams), including preparing briefing materials and tracking commitments.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain to translate procurement and vendor performance data into program-level risk assessments, identifying long-lead exposure, sole-source concentrations, and supplier ramp risk.
• Partner with Workforce Development on hiring, training, and skillset scaling plans for a rapidly growing program, integrating workforce plans into a program-tracking system.
• Support Facilities as a program dependency, integrating facility milestones, capital deployment, and production readiness into a unified schedule.
• Lead strategic initiatives and special projects for the Program Manager and Heavy Metal leadership, including operating-model design, executive review preparation, and diligence sprints.
• Support the corporate planning cycle for the program, assisting in building and monitoring performance against goals, financial plans, and headcount plans.
• Onboard new team members and help establish the internal operating cadence (all-hands, business reviews, division-wide events) to ensure rapid team ramp-up and a culture of innovation.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees, supporting health, recovery, and future needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree