Capability Lead, Air Defense

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
Air Defense is a high-octane, rapidly scaling business line that develops, integrates, and fields an expanding mix of mature and novel capabilities to detect and defeat UAS threats. We routinely deploy capability globally to austere environments to meet the needs of personnel and critical infrastructure protection, and rapidly convert that feedback into iterative hardware and software improvement. We are Anduril's flagship business line, and have fielded products like Roadrunner, Anvil, and the Sentry tower.
We are looking for a Capability Lead to drive the rapid development and fielding of our next-generation autonomous detection and defeat products. Detection and defeat solutions are core components of our business line's product offering, and the Fixed Site Capability Lead works across the entire capability lifecycle for Air Defense's next generation detection and defeat products-from early R&D through contract capture, fielding, and sustainment. As a member of the Fixed-Site Capability Development Team (CDT), you will lead capability development teams to rapidly design, deliver, and scale emerging detection capabilities to customers. Your work will fundamentally shape the way the Business Line designs, tests, and fields capability offerings.
WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Capability Strategy: you will identify, iterate and publish capability strategy, matched against growth opportunities, technological advancements, and self-driven market research to ensure products under management maintain capability relevancy. You'll be a trusted partner supporting strategic growth and capture initiatives, often serving as a customer-facing voice of your capability's products. You will anticipate and advocate for customer needs to position your products at the forefront of fixed-site detection solutions based on your expert understanding of mission and market fit.
• Capability Maturation : you will be accountable for driving capability maturation across next generation detection and defeat solutions for Air Defense's Fixed Sites. You'll design product offerings that solve critical customer needs for improved detection capability, sensor fusion, and reduced operator overhead. You will drive integrations for first-party and third-party defeat offerings that diversify Air Defense's Fixed Site capability arsenal. You'll ensure your capability meets customer compliance requirements without sacrificing performance, and you'll evaluate products through operational rigor, expertise in requirements, and cross-functional coordination.
• Capability Delivery: you will envision how a product will be used once fielded, then you will lead a team of cross-functional organizations to execute that vision at every stage of the product lifecycle, from prototype to initial fielding. You'll develop and maintain the systems and processes for initial fielding of capabilities to customers, and will deliberately roadmap the handoff from emerging capability to productized solution.
• Capability Sustainment and Evolution: you will be on the forefront of iterative product development, even after HW delivery. You'll create and own the systems and processes to maintain capability functionality, and will arm yourself with the processes, tools, and data structures to inform

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years as a cross-functional leader in hardware and/or software organizations
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences
• Proven experience leading tech-enabled teams of peers across specializations
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret / Top Secret security clearance
• Willing to travel up to 50% of the time*

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience leading rapid prototype development and fielding teams
• Experience working as a product manager, technical program manager, or product engineer
• Exposure to robot autonomy, machine learning, sensor fusion, data analytics
• Demonstrated interest in national security issues and defense technologies

*Position is full-time from Irvine, CA but requires regular travel US Salary Range $108,000-$162,000 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:

• 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)

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!
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