Operations Manager, Incidental Engineering Security Clearance

Position: Operations Manager, Incidental Engineering with Security Clearance
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 We build robots that find other robots and knock them out of the sky. At a time when air superiority can no longer be taken for granted, the Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) team provides mission critical capabilities to warfighters.

From detection to tracking, identification, deterrence, and defeat, our family of networked sensors and effectors enables our customers to rapidly close the kill chain against a broad range of UAS threats. Working across product, engineering, sales, logistics, operations, and mission success, the CUAS team develops, tests, deploys, and sustains the Anduril CUAS Family of Systems (FoS) in challenging operational environments worldwide.

ABOUT THE JOB In your role as a Operations Manager, Incidental Engineering, you are responsible for managing the IE schedule and all sub-contractor support for the complete life-cycle of the program. You'll directly support the rapid deployment of multiple and simultaneous I-CsUAS deployments geographically dispersed across the globe. You'll build and manage relationships internally with our Mission Operations Managers, Field Operations Technicians while supporting their efforts.

You'll assist the Deputy PM, Regional teams and the LPM identifying, vet, resource, and manage the subcontracts needed to support our international deployment delivery schedule. You fulfill this responsibility through rigorous operational execution, detail orientation, proactive communication, deep mission understanding, and hard-won product expertise. You'll represent Anduril to our customers and subcontractors, building their confidence and trust through your professionalism and commitment to excellence.

You'll specialize in construction project management, expectation setting, and are a master at managing 3rd party vendors supporting all construction. You'll oversee and facilitate all construction activities required for the installation of electrical and telecommunication services on military installations and airfields. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance with customer demand and all regulatory requirements, including FAA, HERO, NAVFAC, environmental, and military specifications for operating sophisticated systems.

Above all, you set the standard for what right looks like for your customer, and you rally your Anduril teammates to meet that standard every single day. The ideal candidate will own:
* Mission execution:
Do whatever it takes to achieve mission success for Anduril and our customers. Meticulous, resourceful, and detailed-oriented, you will manage every step of the incidental engineering process, from site survey to identifying requirements, then finding and selecting the partner, putting them on contract, then managing milestones to completion and beyond. You'll manage the overall program master schedule and ensure we are under budget, on time, and low risk.

No job is too small. You consistently demonstrate extraordinary judgement, grit, and composure in high pressure situations. You anticipate every contingency, build lightweight processes, soberly assess and mitigate risk, and deliberately learn from your experiences to continuously improve.
* Relationship management:
Build trust with vendors, and stakeholders through effective communication, positive attitude, and follow-through. With careful listening and observation, you internalize our priorities and requirements then apply them internally and externally. You develop plans that build confidence in, and understanding of, our capability to deploy "first-in-class" technology at a pace that exceeds the status quo. With empathy and responsiveness, you quickly build rapport with subcontractors and provide high-quality plans and support to our internal deployment teams.

You develop relationships across the organization to operate effectively. Whether in writing or in speech, you communicate honestly and directly. You are committed to giving and receiving feedback well. Your partners always know what you expect from them, and know exactly what to expect from you.
* Mission expertise:
Develop a deep knowledge of program and sub-contract requirements, regulatory challenges, resource constraints, planning challenges, risk identification, and more. You…