Support Systems Lead

Anduril Industries•Costa Mesa, CA

About The Position

You will lead the technical development of a holistic support system for service, maintenance, support, and production of maritime products. As an early performer on a new Maritime product, you will be challenged to rethink the possible as you envision and implement methodology to support large fleets of autonomous systems at the speed of relevance. You will work closely with Anduril’s Strategy team and strategic opportunity customers to develop this approach, to ensure that requirements are tied to customer inputs and there is traceability to program office technical decisions. Your spectrum of support will be diverse in nature and require you to leverage your technical expertise as well as leadership skills to set objectives, build cross-functional teams, and rapidly drive to completion. The ability to leverage your intuition and prior experience in programmatic level decision will play a key component in making sure the right design/analysis/ and test steps are being completed to ensure success. The ideal candidate will leverage their experience executing and successfully completing prior highly optimized multi-disciplinary projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Marine Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, or proven experience in a relevant field
Experience working in logistics, support, maintenance, or training management roles and familiarity with support of fielded systems in the control of customers
Experience working on and in service of maritime craft, either commercial or defense focused, and an innate understanding of the requirements to support a robotic systems at sea
Be an experienced leader with the depth and breadth of leadership capability who enables and empowers their people
Be able to think strategically and plan long term but also to be in the detail, act tactically when required and to simplify the complex. Strong bias to action and an affective decision maker who is able to operate in a fast paced environment
Be personally resilient and self-starting; ability to build from the ground up in a highly dynamic and innovative environment
Be highly collaborative with the ability to work with both internal and external stakeholders, challenging constructively where necessary
Exercise extremely high ownership; take significant pride in the quality and efficacy of your work
Ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret clearance
Travel 25% to Customer and Test Sites

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated understanding of multi-domain unmanned and autonomous weapon system development and employment
Demonstrated engineering management capability; proven technical and personnel leadership qualities
Strong understanding of reliability, autonomous system architectures, and overall design approach for unmanned weapons systems
Experience building and managing cross-functional teams focused around a common vision

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, and lead the development and sustainment of a holistic Support System (including production, launch, depot and field maintenance, training, and everything in between)
Hire, develop, and grow a multi-disciplinary Support System team (Technicians, Engineers, Technical Writers, Trainers etc) to provide world-class training, logistics, and support
Collaborate with customer stakeholders on a comprehensive concept of employment to ensure needs are met and customer inputs are used to influence the design of other systems to align with expected methods for employment
Manage a cohesive plan to support deployed assets, inclusive of identifying critical infrastructure requirements such as maintenance depots, test sites, etc.
Work directly with operators to gain hands-on experience using our equipment, and assist in the scoping and design of future support infrastructure
Develop a strategy for customer training and train-the-trainer curriculum, including planning approach to training in a modern tech product environment
Manage requirements for fielded system support equipment, including handling equipment, shipping and logistics equipment, shoreside C2 systems, host vessels, and remote tasking and monitoring equipment
Own critical interfaces with other system elements and work closely within the team to deliver a tightly integrated end-to-end system capability

Benefits

Healthcare Benefits
US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
Additional Benefits
Income Protection : Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
Generous time off : Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December.
Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
Retirement Savings Plan
US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.