Program Assistant

Anduril Industries; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Equity grants

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Program Assistant for the Space Special Programs team in Chantilly, VA. You will actively enhance the General Manager’s productivity by managing their time, assisting with tasks, and anticipating needs to enable focus on mission and product space development.

You will also support the Head of Operations in running the office and enable engineering staff to work efficiently. This role requires trusted partnership with leadership to achieve strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in an administrative role supporting a senior executive.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organization and attention to detail in communications and operations.
• High integrity and ability to handle sensitive information.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks rapidly and report progress.

Responsibilities

• Manage GM's calendar, prioritize activities, and coordinate meetings.
• Handle travel planning, expenses, and documentation for meetings with customers and partners.
• Support office operations and culture in collaboration with Head of Operations.
• Assist with data collection and preparation of documents for leadership and corporate functions.

Skills

Administrative support

Communication skills

Organizational ability

Multi-tasking

Security clearance handling

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

In the Space Special Programs team, webuild spacecraft and space systems which serve a wide variety of functions in the space architecture. At a time when space superiority can no longer be taken for granted and with space systems proliferating at an incredible rate, the Space Special Programs team provides advanced, mission critical capabilities to our customer base to be able to more effectively operate and survive within this expanding environment with limited personnel. Working across product, engineering, sales,logistics, operations, and mission success, the Space Special Programs team develops, tests, deploys, andoperatesnew, unique, space capabilities to drive mission success in challenging operational environments.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Program Assistant is a core member of the Space Special Programs Business Line leadership team, with a primary mandate to actively enhance the GM’s productivity by managing their time, assisting with tasking, and anticipating/solving needs and issues in order to free them to focus on developing and growing the organization’s mission and product space to maintain and grow our advantage as a technology-led, outcome-oriented, space-system developer for the full spectrum of our mission areas.

As part of this you will also be responsible for assisting the Head of Operations in managing the office and helping to enable the engineering staff to focus on accomplishing their tasks as efficiently and quickly as possible.This role requires you to be a trusted partner to the leadership team, and to work with and support the General Manager to achieve our strategic objectives.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Productivity Enhancement . Partner with the General Manager and their leadership team tohelpfacilitateand enhance the team’s productivity.
  • Actively manage the GM’s schedule, andensure that the priorities of all activities are properly incorporated
  • Handle travel planning, arrangements, and expense reports
  • Organize and track long term goals
  • Help prepare documents, spreadsheets,etcincluding collecting information from resources within the company
  • Facilitate meetings with customers, mission partners, and other external entities and assure that allappropriate documentation, security requirements,etcare prepared in advance.
• Office Support and Management .Assure that the engineering staffis able tofocus on their technicalobjectivesand able to perform them as quickly andefficientlyas possible.
  • Assistwith administrative functions preparing for design reviews, meetings, proposals, etc.
  • Partner withthe Head of Operations to implement andmaintainthe office culture and environment
  • Assist the Head of Operations with data collection, document creation,etcin support of thepreparation of data products for the GM and other corporate functions.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of working experienceinan administrative role for a senior executive, with significant office management tasking.
• Strong communicationskills across a wide dynamic range, both written and verbal.
• Strongorganizational skills and attention to detail in allfacetsof communication, operation, and behavior.
• Strong emotional intelligence and ability to solve operational problems in a way that is both data-driven and people-centric.
• High levelof integrity and the ability tooperatewith andmaintainthe sanctity of sensitive information.
• High ownershipof taskswith theorganizational skills and abilityto effectively manage multipletaskingsand priorities in parallel, at a rapid pace, and report out on progress regularly.
• Must be a U.S.Citizenand able toobtain andmaintaina U.S. Top Secret security clearance
• Proven ability to understand the pace and lifecycle of spacecraft technical development,challengesand risks; ability to work closely and effectively with engineering teams to help them most effectively meet their goals.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working at a technology and/or high growth company.
• Experience working in defense or aerospace.
• Experience workingin abroadly-definedsupport role which requires independent thinking and operation

US Salary Range $112,000 — $149,000 USD

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:

Benefits

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.