UAV Field Ops Lead — Austere Deployments & Tech

Anduril Industries; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, seeks a Technical Operations Engineer for the TRS team supporting the Altius program. The role involves standing up forward-deployed operations in austere environments, enabling reliable deployment and sustainment of advanced unmanned systems.

You will bridge product engineering and deployed operations, contribute to field demonstrations, and work closely with customers across challenging settings.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in technical field operations, deployment execution, or similar hands-on operational roles.
• Proven ability to master a technical system and support it in austere environments; Demonstrate deep subject matter expertise and trusted track record of impact.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills; able to resolve complex, non-routine issues at the interface of hardware, software, and networking.
• Excellent communication skills; comfortable leading technical discussions and explaining complex concepts to diverse audiences. Demonstrated ability to train peers or customers on the operation of a product
• Proven capability to mentor and develop team members.
• Experience performing data-driven root cause analysis and troubleshooting on complex system
• Willingness to travel up to 80% domestically and internationally, including to austere field environments
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret or Top Secret security clearance and support operations involving sensitive materials
• Willingness to work with energetics material (warheads).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain 14 CFR Part 107 and 14 CFR 61 Ground School. Must be able to obtain and maintain a FAA Class II Medical.
• Ability to meet health and medical requirements in advance of deployments in accordance with DFARS 252.225-7040, DoDI 3020.41, and/or any additional requirements outlined by region or supporting force, as applicable
• Ability to relocate, if not already local, to Atlanta, GA.

Responsibilities

• Execute flight operations, field maintenance, and customer training.
• Deploy products to austere locations and work with customers for extended periods.
• Resolve hardware, software, and networking issues in unstructured environments.
• Communicate field issue status to internal and customer teams.
• Develop and implement operational and logistical plans for events.
• Maintain high availability and performance of aerial systems.
• Maintain support plans for hardware and software.
• Assist in event planning and resource allocation, keeping stakeholders informed.
• Conduct RCAs for air systems and implement preventive measures.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation.

Skills

Technical operations

Field deployments

Troubleshooting

Communication

Mentoring teammates

Data-driven RCAs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

JIRA

Foundry

Odoo

Job description

Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, seeks a Technical Operations Engineer for the TRS team supporting the Altius program. The role involves standing up forward-deployed operations in austere environments, enabling reliable deployment and sustainment of advanced unmanned systems.

You will bridge product engineering and deployed operations, contribute to field demonstrations, and work closely with customers across challenging settings.