Senior Technical Program Manager (PES)

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Family Health Coverage

16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave

Professional Development

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, seeks a Technical Program Manager to oversee the development of their aerial small drones. You will manage cross-team projects, drive successful program execution, and ensure alignment with the technical roadmap.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience in robotics or software development and possess strong project management skills. The role offers comprehensive health coverage, generous parental leave, and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years experience as a Technical Program Manager or similar role.
• Ability to understand technical designs and software lifecycle.
• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Define the software roadmap for core TRS Products.
• Coordinate with engineering teams for successful delivery.
• Track and communicate progress of key programs.

Skills

Technical aptitude

Project management experience

Strong communication skills

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Responsibilities

• The Tactical Recon & Strike team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test, deploy and operate. The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt and Altius from concepts to operational systems
• We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers
• Define the software roadmap for core TRS Products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt, and Altius
• Autonomously execute on broad and/or ambiguous requirements from internal engineering, the program office, and third party corporate partners to own successful delivery of outcomes on multiple programs simultaneously
• Coordinate and execute frequent test events involving various levels of software and hardware, from full-software and hardware-in-the-loop simulations at Anduril HQ to flight test events and demonstrations at test sites
• Demonstrate extreme ownership of all pieces of work; become a trusted partner to Anduril’s engineers and product leaders
• Partner deeply with engineering leaders to drive successful program execution and team velocity across groups of software teams and more broadly across departments. Be an effective proxy in program and organizational matters to help engineering leads scale
• Ensure that the organization’s technical roadmap is well understood and that programs and staffing are aligned with the roadmap
• Manage, unblock, and accelerate cross-team projects spanning multiple functional teams and cross-functional initiatives. Instill an efficient project management mindset and workflow across the teams
• Identify and resolve systemic execution issues across the team or group that require broader initiatives to resolve
• Partner with engineering and product leads to scope, staff, and deliver capabilities to achieve company milestones
• Identify, resolve, and elevate key cross team dependencies
• Support leads with quarterly and ongoing staffing plans across the organization, particularly where difficult prioritization conflicts exist
• Collaborate closely with other partner teams, such as hardware, product, and test operations as needed
• Track and communicate the progress of the team or group’s key programs. Define efficient processes for communicating group program status more broadly
• Remove obstacles to drive clarity and progress, identify gaps in communication or schedule, manage issue escalations and provide support to teams balancing competing priorities, and drive results proactively
• Understand technical implementation at the architectural level and propose technical alternatives when necessary; ask questions that clarify priorities

Benefits

• Full Family Health Coverage
• 16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for All Caregivers
• Family Planning & Support
• Incentivized Time Off
• Mental Health Resources
• Financial Planning
• Unlimited Provisions
• Professional Development

We are looking for software engineers, hardware engineers, roboticists, and front-end mobile developers who are excited about creating a powerful robotics platform that can be tasked and viewed in real-time through a variety of interfaces.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years experience as a Technical Program Manager, Technical Product Manager, Engineering Manager, or Engineer in an autonomous systems, robotics, or software development environment.
• Solid technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, software development lifecycle, challenges and risks; ability to work closely and effectively with engineering teams.
• Strong experience in project management; practical familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and ability to apply them where best suited.
• Experience working in a rapidly iterating test environment with high levels of integration with software development teams.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• A strong familiarity with robotics or computer vision systems and their architecture preferred.
• Experience in building programs for software and testing deliverables from ground up.
• Ability to work within organizations with minimal structure and with minimal direction.
• Experience in rolling out potentially disruptive organizational process changes.
• Experience with creating communication plans for various levels of stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong technical, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive decisions.
• Experience with tools like JIRA and Confluence.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or an Engineering discipline.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, GIAC-PEN, Prosci, SAFe or PMP.