Senior Program Manager, Test Automation

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Program Manager to own planning, execution, and delivery of tester solutions within the Hardware Engineering Services Department in the United States. You will collaborate with partner Programs, Engineering Leads, manufacturing partners, and supply chain teams to ensure scalable, reliable test systems.

You’ll drive the program schedule from kickoff to deployment, manage risks and changes, and provide clear updates to leadership and customers while

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience managing the development of technical systems throughout the product lifecycle.
• Proven track record of managing medium to large-scale, complex programs across the product development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to create and execute a complex program schedule.
• Demonstrated ability to actively develop and execute an effective program risk management plan.
• Experience in developing and executing communication strategies for high-visibility programs.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience coordinating multiple internal and external teams within a complex engineering or technology-focused organization.
• Willingness to travel as needed (up to 15%).
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for successful program execution, exceeding both internal and external stakeholder expectations and meeting all contractual commitments.
• Demonstrate collaborative leadership skills by building trust with your teams, customers, and peers while holding yourself and the cross functional team accountable to execute on business outcomes.
• Communicate effectively and with confidence when engaging with customers and Anduril leadership.
• Manage the overall program schedule from kickoff planning to tester deployment, including critical path tracking, schedule risk mitigations, visibility to Anduril leadership and updates to the customer.
• Navigate customer change requests while maintaining program velocity and adhering to financial targets through scope management and change control.
• Ensure decisions support current efforts and position the company for continued hardware engineering services growth.
• Support Test Automation leadership in preparation and management of critical technical and business forums.
• Provide structure to ambiguity and help drive production stakeholders towards decisions on tactical and strategic issues.
• Execute creative solutions on short timelines to get answers quickly, while also considering more scalable solutions that will make Anduril successful in the long term.
• Analyze test program metrics to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement of test product processes.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Scheduling

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related field

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

The Test Automation Engineering team develops test systems used to ensure the quality and reliability of Anduril’s products. The team works on complex manufacturing test solutions for our internal manufacturing team and deploys out to contract manufacturers. We work closely and cross-functionally with the rest of our Product Engineering groups that include Electrical, Mechanical and Firmware Engineering to solve and improve our manufacturing processes, product quality and reliability.

ABOUT THE JOB

In this position, you will own large parts of the end-to-end test system development - enhancing transparency and generating actional reports to support strategic and tactical decision making. You’ll support increasing efficiencies throughout our end-to-end processes, all with a focus on introducing scale and resiliency into our growing people and tools footprint. If you thrive in fast-paced, technical environments and excel at juggling multiple responsibilities, we want to hear from you. We’re looking for a Senior Program Manager to own the planning, execution, and delivery of tester solutions in the Hardware Engineering Services Department. You’ll be an ally collaborating with our partner Programs, working directly with other Program Managers, Engineering Leads, Internal/External Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Logistics.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Responsible for successful program execution, exceeding both internal and external stakeholder expectations and meeting all contractual commitments
• Demonstrate collaborative leadership skills by building trust with your teams, customers, and peers while holding yourself and the cross functional team accountable to execute on business outcomes
• Communicate effectively and with confidence when engaging with customers and Anduril leadership
• Manage the overall program schedule from kickoff planning to tester deployment, including critical path tracking, schedule risk mitigations, visibility to Anduril leadership and updates to the customer
• Navigate customer change requests while maintaining program velocity and adhering to financial targets through scope management and change control
• Ensure decisions support current efforts and position the company for continued hardware engineering services growth
• Support Test Automation leadership in preparation and management of critical technical and business forums
• Provide structure to ambiguity and help drive production stakeholders towards decisions on tactical and strategic issues
• Execute creative solutions on short timelines to get answers quickly, while also considering more scalable solutions that will make Anduril successful in the long term
• Analyze test program metrics to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement of test product processes.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years experience managing the development of technical systems throughout the product lifecycle
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field (technical background preferred)
• Proven track record of managing medium to large-scale, complex programs across the product development lifecycle
• Demonstrated ability to create and execute a complex program schedule
• Demonstrated ability to actively develop and execute an effective program risk management plan
• Experience in developing and executing communication strategies for high-visibility programs
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience coordinating multiple internal and external teams within a complex engineering or technology-focused organization
• Willingness to travel as needed (up to 15%)
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.

US Salary Range

$147,000 — $220,000 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.