Operations Leader, Test & Flight Programs

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an Operations Leader for the Hardware Test & Operations organization. You will own the operational backbone, building cadence, dashboards, and budgets to drive execution across pillar leads, program teams, and leadership.

You will translate strategy into action, manage resources, and ensure tests, schedules, and financials stay aligned with the PDP process and business goals. This role requires a practical, data-driven operator mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Aviation Management, or related discipline.
• 7+ years in business operations, program management, or operational leadership within a technical or defense environment.
• Demonstrated strength in financial forecasting, resource planning, and budget tracking.
• Proven ability to build and sustain operational rhythms: reviews, scorecards, dashboards and reporting.
• Experience in aviation, aerospace, or unmanned systems operations.
• Strong analytical skills with hands-on data tools experience (Excel modeling, BI dashboards).
• Track record of building or improving a service organization with SLAs and accountability.
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills for senior leadership briefs.

Responsibilities

• Own HTO Support Operations & Organizational Rhythm – staff meetings, pillar reviews, scorecard cycles, cross-functional coordination.
• Drive Business Metrics & Performance Reporting – define and report headcount, capacity, IRAD burn, and program fund utilization with dashboards.
• Lead Financial Performance Execution & Resource Planning – 6/12/24-month outlooks, resource allocation, bottoms-up resourcing models.
• Advance Service Organization Maturity – define service interfaces, response times, throughput, quality standards.
• Support Aviation & Flight Operations Coordination – integrate aviation test ops into cadence, schedule and readiness tracking.
• Manage Cross-functional Handoffs & Execution – track progress, report on Deputy/VP initiatives, establish owner accountability.
• Enable the PDP Milestone Process – support PDP gates, track T&E deliverables across core framework.
• Build Structure & Eliminate Drag – fix processes, templates, approvals to reduce burden on pillar leads.

Skills

Operational leadership

Cross-functional teams

Financial forecasting

Data dashboards

Resource planning

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

BI dashboards

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking an Operations Leader for the Hardware Test & Operations organization. You will own the operational backbone, building cadence, dashboards, and budgets to drive execution across pillar leads, program teams, and leadership.

You will translate strategy into action, manage resources, and ensure tests, schedules, and financials stay aligned with the PDP process and business goals. This role requires a practical, data-driven operator mindset.