Senior Hardware TPM: Autonomous Sentry Platforms

Anduril Industries; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead the Sentry Maneuver Systems platform, overseeing the complete hardware development lifecycle from concept through deployment.

You will coordinate across Mechanical, Electrical, Embedded Software, Autonomy, and Manufacturing teams, aligning architecture with product roadmaps while driving reusable hardware and scalable production to meet mission requirements.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years leading complex hardware product development programs.
• Demonstrated success delivering sophisticated electromechanical systems from concept through production.
• Experience leading highly cross‑functional engineering efforts spanning multiple hardware and software disciplines.
• Strong understanding of systems integration, hardware development, manufacturing, validation, qualification, and production readiness.
• Experience driving execution across multiple engineering organizations without direct management authority.
• Proven ability to influence technical decisions and align diverse stakeholders around common objectives.
• Experience partnering with suppliers, manufacturing organizations, and production teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical execution for the Mobile Sentry platform and related Sentry Maneuver Systems initiatives.
• Drive hardware development from concept through prototype, system integration, validation, production readiness, manufacturing, and deployment.
• Partner closely with Product Managers, the Lead Platform Architect, and Chief Engineers to align platform architecture, technical execution, and product roadmaps.
• Collaborate with Counter‑Intrusion, Air Defense, Maritime, and other business line stakeholders to develop shared platform capabilities that address evolving mission requirements.
• Coordinate execution across Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Software, Autonomy, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Reliability, Test, Quality, Product Management, and Platform Architecture teams.
• Establish integrated development plans, technical milestones, and execution strategies across multiple concurrent development efforts.
• Lead complex system integration activities spanning vehicle platforms, chassis, sensors, communications, compute, power systems, autonomy hardware, and mission payloads.
• Drive engineering readiness through design reviews, prototype builds, qualification testing, manufacturing readiness, and production ramp.
• Identify technical and programmatic risks early, develop mitigation strategies, and drive alignment across engineering and leadership teams.
• Partner with manufacturing and suppliers to mature products for scalable production and long‑term sustainment.
• Identify opportunities to standardize and reuse hardware platforms, subsystems, and technologies across multiple products and business lines.
• Communicate program health, technical decisions, risks, tradeoffs, and key milestones to engineering and executive leadership.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Systems integration

Hardware development

Stakeholder management

Supplier collaboration

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead the Sentry Maneuver Systems platform, overseeing the complete hardware development lifecycle from concept through deployment.

You will coordinate across Mechanical, Electrical, Embedded Software, Autonomy, and Manufacturing teams, aligning architecture with product roadmaps while driving reusable hardware and scalable production to meet mission requirements.