Release Lead, EW Software for Multi-Platform Systems

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in California is seeking a Release Manager to own end-to-end software release for EW products, balancing speed with quality across hardware variants. You will coordinate across engineering, test, and operations to ensure timely ship of validated software to fielded systems.

The role emphasizes CI/CD, build systems, and compliance with DoD practices. You will lead deployments, manage release artifacts, and communicate status to stakeholders, with travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in release management or technical program management.
• Experience owning a software release process for products with multiple hardware and software variants.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, build automation, and version control (Git, GitHub, CircleCI).
• Ability to read and navigate codebases to understand changes in a release.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams through structured release processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for stakeholders.
• Experience with Linux-based development and deployment environments.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the software release process for EW products across multiple hardware platforms and product variants.
• Define and manage release plans aligned with program milestones, customer commitments, and timelines.
• Coordinate across embedded software, mission software, test, and operations to drive releases from branch cut to field deployment.
• Manage release artifacts including build packages, release notes, known issues, and documentation.
• Communicate release status, risks and blockers to engineers, leadership, and customers.
• Drive continuous improvement of release processes, quality gates, and automation to increase velocity.
• Coordinate deployment of development and candidate releases to test and evaluation teams.
• Work with QA and test teams to ensure adequate test coverage, track results, and go/no-go decisions.
• Manage and improve CI/CD environment with engineering to identify bottlenecks.
• Support configuration management and traceability for deployed software across the fleet.
• Travel up to 25% for integration events and customer engagements.

Skills

Release management

CI/CD pipelines

Cross-functional coordination

Linux development

Security clearance

Communication skills

Code literacy

Tools

Git/GitHub

CircleCI

Nix/NixOS

SITL/HITL tooling

Scripting

Job description

Anduril Industries in California is seeking a Release Manager to own end-to-end software release for EW products, balancing speed with quality across hardware variants. You will coordinate across engineering, test, and operations to ensure timely ship of validated software to fielded systems.

The role emphasizes CI/CD, build systems, and compliance with DoD practices. You will lead deployments, manage release artifacts, and communicate status to stakeholders, with travel up to 25%.