Operational Support Specialist, Maritime

Openbound; Quincy (MA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Quincy, MA is seeking an Operational Support Specialist to oversee the physical execution and readiness of deployment equipment and operations. You will coordinate mobilization/demobilization, manage asset maintenance, support offshore testing, and work with field teams to ensure timely delivery of gear while maintaining strict security clearance requirements.

The role requires excellent organizational skills, top‑secret clearance eligibility, and willingness to deploy up

Qualifications

• Demonstrated adaptability in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Excellent organizational and attention-to-detail abilities.
• Strong communication and customer-support skills.
• Experience with data handling and logistics processes.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and conduct deployments up to 20% of the time.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Planning, Deployment, and Sustainment: Conduct inventories of equipment across assets; support offshore testing from hardware/logistics perspectives.
• Troubleshoot, repair, operate, and maintain AUVs and heavy equipment in the field.
• Coordinate mobilization/demobilization, vessel interfaces, warehouse and asset management.
• Interface with field ops and supply chain to ensure timely arrival of gear and support equipment.
• Maintain inventory control, tracking of movements, and organization of tools and consumables.
• Support purchasing activities by identifying material needs and providing inventory information.

Skills

Adaptability

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Physical endurance

Tools

Oracle

Microsoft Excel

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

As our team continues to quickly grow, we are looking for motivated candidates that are inspired to work within an extremely energetic, creative, and innovative team that is passionate about supporting operations in subsea robotics. Everyday will be solving a different problem whether planning a deployment, searching for a new test site, or managing daily operations for a collaborative shop. We work in a highly dynamic environment where collaboration and idea sharing are a way of life. We are seeking an Operational Support Specialist to join Anduril, working in a cutting‑edge start‑up environment to advance the state‑of‑the‑possible in subsea robotics.

About The Job

We are looking for our next Operational Support Specialist to join our rapidly growing team in Quincy, MA. In this role, you will be responsible for the physical execution and readiness of equipment and deployment operations. You will coordinate mobilization and demobilization activities, vessel interfaces, warehouse/shop operations, asset management, maintenance, and cross‑functional technical support. This will require a background in mission or deployment planning, logistics, and a massive amount of attention to detail. If you are someone who is flexible, organized, and ready to grow with a lean but powerful team then this role is for you.

What You'll Do

Planning, Deployment, and Sustainment:

• Conduct monthly inventories of equipment spread across multiple assets.
• Support daily offshore testing efforts from a hardware and logistics perspective.
• Take on the principal responsibilities of the hands‑on troubleshooting, repair, operation, and maintenance of AUVs and heavy duty equipment in the field.
• Participate in day-to-day logistics operations including supporting over the ground transport and craning operations.
• Attend project site surveys, mobilizations, and demobilizations.
• Work with field team and quality to RMA defective equipment.
• Interface for operations and logistics within field ops team; work directly with Operational Support Lead to ensure timely arrival of the correct gear and support equipment.
• Work closely with supply chain managers to maintain inventory management.
• Provide FO consumables tracking and replenishment.
• Maintain organization and accountability of warehouse, shop, and storage areas.
• Support purchasing activities by identifying materials needs and providing inventory information.
• Help improve warehouse procedures, labeling systems, storage layouts, and inventory control processes.
• Track equipment movements, transfers, and returns between warehouse, shop, field locations, and projects.
• Maintain and organized system for tools, consumables, and project equipment.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Ability to adapt quickly and learn in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
• Experience with Microsoft Excel
• Extremely organized and detail-oriented
• Experience with Oracle
• Excellent communication and customer support skills
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to Deploy up to 20% of the time
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance
• In this role, you will be subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening, as required by the Company

Preferred Qualifications

• MA Hoisting Engineer License 1B and 3A
• Knowledge of offshore HSE policies and best practices

US Salary Range$99,000—$130,000 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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