Senior Hardware TPM — NPI & Production Scale (Defense)

Roboticsconnected; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager for the Expeditionary Systems (AES) team to drive complex hardware programs from concept to production. You will own schedule, cost, and scope while interfacing with engineers, supply chain, and leadership to deliver on program commitments.

The role requires extensive hardware development experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to navigate external customer engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Operations, or related technical field.
• PMP, CAPM, or equivalent certification.
• Experience managing hardware development programs or defense manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program execution for AES hardware programs from development through production.
• Interface between program team, senior leadership, and external stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain program plans, schedules, budgets, and risk registers.
• Define execution strategy, phase gates, and production transition roadmaps.
• Lead cross-functional teams across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing and quality.
• Mitigate risks before they impact schedule or cost.
• Communicate program status to internal and external customers clearly.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Technical fluency

Communication

Risk management

Budgeting

Schedule management

NPI experience

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Operations, or related field

PMP or CAPM certification

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager for the Expeditionary Systems (AES) team to drive complex hardware programs from concept to production. You will own schedule, cost, and scope while interfacing with engineers, supply chain, and leadership to deliver on program commitments.

The role requires extensive hardware development experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to navigate external customer engagements.