Gov't Programs Lead — Architecture & Delivery

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks an experienced Program Manager to own a portfolio of government reference architecture programs. You will partner with engineering, contracts, and government stakeholders to align baselines and meet commitments, balancing technical depth with execution discipline.

You’ll manage CDRLs, lead cross-functional teams, and represent program status to customers, progressing multiple concurrent initiatives in a fast-paced defense context from Long Beach, CA.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in program management on government or defense programs, including direct ownership of cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Active US Secret clearance
• Experience with systems engineering and/or software engineering
• Experience with government reference architectures
• Contract deliverable ownership: hands‑on experience planning, driving, and delivering CDRLs — managing submission schedules, internal authoring and review cycles, and compliance with data item descriptions
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams and managing stakeholder relationships across engineering, contracts, finance, and security in dynamic, high-pressure environments
• Proven track record as the primary interface to a government program office, running program reviews and technical interchange meetings and representing program status directly to the customer
• Experience managing budgets, schedules, and resources to achieve program objectives, including tracking burn against funding and producing defensible EAC/ETC forecasts
• Highly organized: able to manage concurrent programs and competing priorities in a fast-moving environment

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Program Ownership
• Program Financial Management
• Architecture Fluency
• CDRL & Contract Deliverable Management
• Customer Relationship Ownership
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Risk, Issue & Change Management

Skills

US Secret clearance

Program ownership

Cross-functional leadership

Architectural fluency

Contract deliverable management

Budget & schedule management

Customer relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Systems Engineering or related field

Advanced technical degree a plus

Tools

CDRL management processes

Government reference architectures

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks an experienced Program Manager to own a portfolio of government reference architecture programs. You will partner with engineering, contracts, and government stakeholders to align baselines and meet commitments, balancing technical depth with execution discipline.

You’ll manage CDRLs, lead cross-functional teams, and represent program status to customers, progressing multiple concurrent initiatives in a fast-paced defense context from Long Beach, CA.