Technical Program Manager – Subsea Robotics & NPI

Frontdoor Defense

Santa Ana (CA)

Hybrid

USD 166,000 - 220,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Anduril Industries in Santa Ana, CA, is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead subsea robotics initiatives within our growing Program Management Office. You will collaborate with product, engineering, logistics, and operations to align initiatives with strategy and secure the right resources.

The role requires hands-on technical leadership, cross-functional partnership, and the ability to translate complex concepts into executable plans.

Qualifications

7+ years in technical project management and/or systems engineering
Proven success leading NPI teams and scaling hardware to high-rate production
Hands-on experience with MES and PDM software
Experience balancing timelines, budgets, and resources using first-principles
Extremely organized with excellent communication skills
Must be a U.S. Person due to access to export-controlled information
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret clearance

Responsibilities

Technical Ownership: oversee system performance, incident response, and metrics-driven improvements
Project Planning: define scope, track risks, build schedules, manage changes
New Product Integration: lead NPI to ensure end-to-end systems integration and manufacturing readiness
Cross Functional Partnership: collaborate with Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality and Manufacturing
Contract Management: support statements of work, change orders, and data rights
Autonomous Execution: own broad requirements and partner with engineers