2027 Early Career Technical Program Manager

Anduril • Seattle, CA

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About The Position

The Technical Program Manager (TPM) owns customer-facing projects from start to finish, partnering with customers and engineering teams to develop a technical path to success, identify engineering needs, and validate expected product outcomes. TPMs take responsibility for their accounts and help shape their success.

TPMs work alongside customers to understand mission challenges and represent customer needs to Anduril engineers, informing product development for critical national and international security challenges. They coordinate with engineers and a broad range of internal teams—including product, logistics, finance, legal, contracting, and technical operations—to build solutions or pivot development as needed. They keep stakeholders engaged and informed, and develop and communicate sprint plans, execution plans, and milestones with internal and external partners.

The role also supports business growth by owning operational and executive customer relationships, meeting commercial targets, and building trusted customer partnerships. TPMs identify future opportunities for Anduril technology and communicate the company’s value to decision-makers and end users.

This is an early-career role for someone pursuing or recently having completed a relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree, with availability to begin full-time work in 2027. The position requires U.S. person status because of access to export-controlled information or facilities; clearance eligibility may be required depending on the program.

Requirements

• Must be pursuing or have recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities; U.S. clearance eligibility may be required depending on the program.
• Able to start full-time in 2027.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to deployment and integration of sophisticated hardware and software systems.
• Experience building and leading cross-functional teams.
• Adaptive and introspective, with willingness to learn, teach, lead, and follow.
• Comfortable setting and achieving goals in an amorphous environment.
• Comfortable working in limited-resource environments.
• Prior systems engineering or software integration experience.
• Able to perform in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative problem-solving skills to achieve work goals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Project or equivalent project management software.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and simplify complex problems.
• Ability to maintain customer relationships through timely, accurate, and meaningful communications.
• Exposure to creating project proposals, program plans, reports, and process documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from start to finish in partnership with customers and engineering teams.
• Develop the technical path for project success, identify engineering needs, and validate projected product outcomes with customers.
• Own customer accounts and take responsibility for shaping their success.
• Work alongside customers to understand mission challenges and represent customer needs to Anduril engineers.
• Collaborate with engineers to build solutions or pivot development as needed to meet client needs.
• Coordinate with internal teams, including engineering, product, logistics, finance, legal, contracting, and technical operations, ensuring stakeholders are engaged and informed.
• Develop, coordinate, and communicate plans for success with internal and external partners, including sprint plans, execution plans, and milestones.
• Maintain operational and executive customer relationships and meet commercial targets that drive business growth.
• Build trusted customer partnerships, identify future opportunities for Anduril technology, and articulate the company’s value to executives and end users.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers and are considered part of total compensation.
• 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: Entry Level