Mission Operations Engineer

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking Mission Operations Engineers to manage customer accounts and deploy our autonomous defense technologies. The role is based in Costa Mesa, CA, with up to 75% travel worldwide and international deployment support.

You will collaborate with product, engineering, sales, and logistics to tailor Anduril solutions to mission needs, ensuring customer success and operational excellence across programs. A relocation to Costa Mesa is required for the HQ-based team.

Qualifications

• Experience with DoW formations at multiple echelons.
• Willing to travel up to 75%.
• Willing to relocate to HQ in Costa Mesa, CA.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate deployment of Bolt and Anvil, leading the planning and field deployment for flagship hardware and software products.
• Deploy products to the field, train end users, and ensure high performance in mission environments.
• Grow business through customer success by forming trusted partnerships to meet commercial targets.
• Shape products to meet mission needs by collaborating with customers and Anduril engineers.

Skills

DoW formations

Travel up to 75%

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

About The Team

The Tactical Recon & Strike team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test, deploy and operate. The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt and Altius from concepts to operational systems. We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. We are looking for software engineers, hardware engineers, roboticists, and front-end mobile developers who are excited about creating a powerful robotics platform that can be tasked and viewed in real-time through a variety of interfaces.

About The Job

The Mission Operations (MOPs) team is responsible for managing the execution, growth, and success of our customer accounts. Working across product, engineering, sales, and logistics teams, our Mission Operations Engineers own the customer relationships and develop, plan, and deploy Anduril products in support of their missions. They work side‑by‑side with customers to understand their specific problem sets and then shape Anduril's offerings alongside our engineering teams to fit the mission needs. Because the problems we solve are uniquely challenging, our Mission Operations Engineers naturally gravitate toward finding solutions and are adept at navigating organizational hurdles. They are ultimately responsible for customer and mission success and therefore play a critical role in the shaping and future of Anduril Industries.

What You'll Do

• Orchestrate the deployment of Bolt and Anvil. Lead the planning and deployment for one of Anduril's flagship hardware and software products in support of customer missions. This position is in‑office and will be located in Costa Mesa, CA, but will require nationwide and international travel to service and manage forward deployed accounts (up to 75% travel). Through collaboration with our engineering, logistics, and technical operations teams, Mission Operators are in charge of deploying our products to the field, training end users, and ensuring the high performance of our products.
• Grow your business through customer success. In addition to the operational and executive relationships you own, you will be responsible for meeting commercial targets that drive top line growth. This requires establishing committed and trust‑based partnerships with our customers to not only help them solve their immediate problems, but also to foresee future opportunities where Anduril's technology can make them more effective.
• Shape our products to meet mission needs. Work side‑by‑side with our customers to understand their specific mission challenges and represent the customer as you work with Anduril engineers to shape products that solve critical national and international security challenges.
• Collaborate across nearly every Anduril team. Successfully deploying our complex hardware and software products requires collaborating with nearly every internal Anduril team – business development, engineering, product, logistics, finance, legal, contracting, technical operations, and many more. You’ll be responsible for ensuring each party is engaged and informed, and will therefore become well‑versed in what it takes to really bring the best of Anduril to our customers.

What We're Looking For

• Mission First Mindset. We put the needs of the mission and our customers first and understand that the US and its allies have no preordained right to victory in any future conflict. We actively seek out opportunities to better understand our customers' mission needs.
• Ownership Mentality. We are looking for owners who have a natural bias to assume responsibility, a healthy dose of skepticism, and contribute to a culture of performance.
• Technical Aptitude and Intellectual Curiosity. We are first and foremost a technology company, working at the leading edge of capabilities like machine learning, autonomy, distributed networking, and multi‑modal sensor fusion.
• Structured Thinker and Problem Solver. Leading technical programs requires clear communication and well‑thought‑out plans. We are looking for assertive communicators who bring a thoughtful perspective and honest dialogue.
• High Value Team Member. Teamwork and collaboration with account teams, engineering, logistics, technical operations, and more are essential.
• 360 Degree Leader. We are a flat, non‑hierarchical organization with a matrix structure that is dynamic and evolving.

Required Qualifications

• Experience with DoW formations at multiple echelons
• Travel up to 75%
• Willing to re‑loca‑t to our HQ location in Costa Mesa, California

Preferred Qualifications

• Secret/Top Secret Clearance a plus

US Salary Range

$129,000—$171,000 USD

Benefits

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full‑time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including: At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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