Technical Program Manager, TRS

• Lead a cross-functional engineering effort to support forward deployed products via high priority on call response, root cause analysis and patches/fixes to in field issues
• Travel to internal and external (customer) locations as needed to support test initiatives, demonstrations, trainings and SW updates
• Ensure smooth SW release process that blends feature development with findings from field issues
• Work with engineering leaders to develop the roadmap for SW Core Infrastructure teams (SW testing, simulation, device infrastructure, fleet management, configuration and release management, production tooling) for group 1-3 drones within the Tactical Recon & Strike Division (Ghost, Anvil, Bolt, Altius)
• Autonomously execute on broad and/or ambiguous requirements from internal engineering, program office, and third party corporate partners to own successful delivery of outcomes on multiple programs simultaneously
• Coordinate and execute frequent test events involving various levels of software and hardware, from full-software and hardware-in-the-loop simulations to flight test events and demonstrations at test sites
• Demonstrate high ownership on all pieces of work; become a trusted partner to Anduril's engineers and product leaders
• Partner deeply with engineering leaders to drive successful program execution and team velocity across groups of software teams and more broadly across departments. Be an effective proxy in program and organizational matters to help engineering leads scale.
• Ensure that the organization's technical roadmap is well understood and that programs and staffing are aligned with the roadmap.
• Manage, unblock, and accelerate cross-team projects spanning multiple functional teams and cross-functional initiatives. Instill an efficient project management mindset and workflow across the teams.
• Identify and resolve systemic execution issues across the team or group that require broader initiatives to resolve.
• Partner with product leads to scope, staff, and deliver capabilities to achieve company milestones
• Identify, resolve, escalate key cross team dependencies.
• Support leads with monthly, quarterly and ongoing staffing plans across the organization, particularly where difficult prioritization conflicts exist
• Collaborate closely with other partner teams, such as hardware, product, and test operations as needed.
• Track and communicate the progress of the team or group's key programs. Define efficient processes for communicating group program status more broadly.
• Remove obstacles to drive clarity and progress, identify gaps in communication or schedule, manage issue escalations and provide support to teams balancing competing priorities, and drive results proactively.
• Understand technical implementation at the architectural level and propose technical alternatives when necessary; ask questions that clarify priorities.

• Minimum of 5+ years experience as a Technical Program Manager, Technical Product Manager, Engineering Manager, or Engineer in an autonomous systems, robotics, or software development environment.
• A strong familiarity with robotics or computer vision systems and their architecture preferred
• Solid technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, software development lifecycle, challenges and risks; ability to work closely and effectively with engineering teams.
• Experience working in a rapidly iterating test environment with high levels of integration with software development teams
• Strong experience in project management; practical familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and ability to apply them where best suited

• Experience in building programs for software and testing deliverables from ground up
• Ability to work within organizations with minimal structure and with minimal direction
• Experience in rolling out potentially disruptive organizational process changes
• Experience with creating communication plans for various levels of stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong technical, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive decisions
• Experience with tools like JIRA and Confluence
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, GIAC-PEN, Prosci, SAFe or PMP
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or an Engineering discipline

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.

• For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
• For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
• A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
• Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
• Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
• Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
• 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)

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