Senior TPM Leader, EW Programs

Front Door Defense; Costa Mesa (CA); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Head of Technical Program Management (EW) in Costa Mesa, CA. You will own the planning and execution across the EW portfolio, building and leading a TPM organization to deliver complex hardware/software programs.

You will centralize tools, processes, and rhythms to provide clear insights for leadership. You will manage TPMs across Pulsar, Polaris, Neutron, and emerging platforms, ensuring realistic schedules, and collaborating with engineering leadership to

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technical program management or related leadership
• Experience managing complex hardware/software development programs with interdependent workstreams
• Exceptional verbal and written communication, translating tech concepts for technical and executive audiences
• Experience building and scaling TPM organizations: hiring, structuring, and developing teams
• Proven ability to enforce standards across a portfolio: scheduling, risk mgmt, artifacts
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance currently possessed and maintainable

Responsibilities

• Build, scale, and lead a team of Technical Program Managers embedded across EW portfolio
• Manage technical schedules; plan projects with realistic timelines based on engineering complexity
• Centralize and standardize tools, processes, and operating rhythms for TPM execution
• Establish standards and coach TPMs on what good looks like
• Orchestrate risks, dependencies, governance, and delivery planning across initiatives
• Partner with engineering leadership to translate roadmaps into executable plans with clear dependencies
• Provide portfolio-level observations and insights to business leadership

Skills

Technical program management

Multi-team leadership

Hardware/Software development

Executive communication

TPM organization building

Security clearance

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Head of Technical Program Management (EW) in Costa Mesa, CA. You will own the planning and execution across the EW portfolio, building and leading a TPM organization to deliver complex hardware/software programs.

You will centralize tools, processes, and rhythms to provide clear insights for leadership. You will manage TPMs across Pulsar, Polaris, Neutron, and emerging platforms, ensuring realistic schedules, and collaborating with engineering leadership to