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

The Air Defense team builds 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 Air Defense 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, business development, logistics, operations, and mission success, the Air Defense team develops, tests, deploys, and sustains the Anduril Air Defense Family of Systems in challenging operational environments worldwide.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking for a Mission Operations Engineer to join our USAF team. In this role, you will resource and help execute world-class technical training instruction to our partner components and their unique demands. Further, you will be the counter unmanned systems (cUAS) subject matter expert for components and help them resource realistic training and manage all hardware and software configuration of cUAS-peculiar equipment under the Anduril family of CUaS systems. Multi-functional work and proactive communication across internal teams will help you drive the end-to-end customer experience. If you are passionate about educating others on ground-breaking technology, contributing to the national security mission, interacting alongside professionals that span a wide-range of disciplines, and providing best-in-class training support, Anduril is interested in speaking with you.

We are a fast-growing company at the early stages of our growth and you will be expected to immediately develop and own material and projects during your time on the team which will have a significant impact on the Program’s trajectory. Anduril fosters a diverse, collaborative, culture with plenty of opportunities for ownership and professional growth.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Deliver training and education to a USAF component across the entire family-of-systems
Contribute to training curriculums (eg, POIs) across a variety of platforms, ranging from computer-based simulations and knowledge portals to hands-on individual and collective training
Collaborate with a USAF customers and own the cUAS problem for them by identifying knowledge gaps, training opportunities, and building solutions
Create and update training material for Anduril and partner product capabilities
Manage the end-to-end hardware and software configurations for all assigned cUAS equipment
Assist in the sustainment and deployment of the Anduril family-of-systems

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

8 years work experience
Ownership mentality with strong initiative in managing your own work in isolated environments
Resourcefulness. You should have a natural bias towards action and assume responsibility very early on in your Anduril career
Independent collaborator. You should be comfortable representing Anduril at a remote site, co-located with the customer, and work well to push your customer’s capabilities while
Training background. Ideally planning training events, developing curriculum and/or delivering training
Comfort with communicating complex thoughts simply across various methods of communication and tools
Enthusiasm towards transforming US and allied military capabilities with advanced technology
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Special Operations experience required, USAF experience highly preferred
Willing to travel up to 50%

Position is full-time at the Washing D.C. office but requires travel to support customer delivery and training events.

US Salary Range

$146,000—$194,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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Deployment and Training Lead, Air Defense

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