This role is designed for a strong operator who will help scale our domestic, civilian, and commercial deployments. Operating CUAS capabilities inside the United States requires a combination of technical rigor, operational excellence, and regulatory awareness. Our systems must integrate seamlessly with civilian airspace operations while meeting federal, state, and local legal authorities governing counter-drone activity.

Our customers depend on precise execution, regulatory compliance, and professional fielding in environments where safety, legal authority, and public trust are paramount. This role is responsible for driving program execution to protect critical infrastructure, government facilities, and commercial sites.

You will serve as the operational expert for domestic Air Defense deployments,ensuring systems, personnel, training, documentation, and regulatory requirements are aligned for mission success. You will build repeatable deployment processes, manage cross-functional coordination, and serve as the connective tissue between technical teams and customers.

You will operate at the intersection of technology development, operational deployment, and customer engagement - serving as a key integrator across teams and ensuring the program executes effectively and efficiently at scale. You will directly support program cost, schedule, risk management, executive reporting, and strategic execution.

This role is ideal for an operator who thrives in ambiguity, is comfortable in front of customers and executives, wants to scale at speed, and build long-term sustainable operations.

Program Execution - Develop and maintain program execution frameworks, milestones, and reporting structures to ensure alignment across technical and operational teams - Drive program coordination across engineering, product, growth, compliance, and supply chain - Develop executive-level reporting, dashboards, and briefings to communicate program health and progress to leadership - Identify program risks early and drive mitigation strategies across technical and operational stakeholders - Ensure program execution aligns with applicable federal, state, and local regulatory frameworks governing domestics CUAS operations - Coordinate with regulatory and policy stakeholders to support deployments operating within FAA, DHS, and other relevant authorities - Serve as subject matter expert to ensure operational concepts and deployment strategies reflect real-world legal and regulatory constraints as well as operational realities

Deployment Planning - Oversee planning and coordination of CUAS deployments , from planning and logistics through on-site activation to long-term sustainment - Develop structured deployment plans, readiness gates, and operational checklists to ensure repeatable execution - Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver mission-ready capabilities to customer sites - Lead after-action reviews and capture lessons learned to continuously improve deployment velocity and quality

Stakeholder Engagement - Serve as senior program representative during key deployments and operational activities - Ensure clear, proactive communication across internal stakeholders and external customers - Drive stakeholder alignment across technical, operational, and regulatory teams to ensure program decisions are made quickly, transparently, and in support of mission success - Ensure coordination between program leadership, field operations, and customer stakeholders to maintain readiness and program credibility

Required Qualifications - 6+ years of experience in deployment operations, defense programs, aerospace systems, logistics, or technical project management - Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional programs involving hardware and software systems in high-stakes or regulated environments - Experience working with domestic government entities, critical infrastructure operators, or regulated commercial customers - Strong operational rigor,ability to build structured plans, manage concurrent workstreams, and execute against tight timelines - Proven ability to cut through ambiguity and drive cross-functional alignment without formal authority - Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; comfortable briefing senior leadership and customer executives - Willingness to travel up to 30% as program and deployment needs require - Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Preferred Qualifications - Familiarity with the domestic CUAS operating environment with direct experience work on sensor networks, autonomy, or ISR platforms - Knowledge of FAA coordination, regulatory compliance, and operational integration within civilian infrastructure - Prior experience in a Deputy Program Manager, Program Analyst, or Technical Program Management role - Familiarity with domestic airspace regulations, FAA coordination, or CUAS legal frameworks - Background in DoD, DHS, or critical infrastructure protection programs - Experience scaling operations from early-stage deployments to sustained production and fielding - MBA or advanced degree in Business, Public Policy, Engineering, or a related technical discipline

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The ideal candidate has experience working with cloud and edge based systems, bringing advanced tactical communications and compute infrastructure to market, understands and can articulate the key concepts and characteristics of distributed systems, and can build a cohesive, data-driven strategy to penetrate, expand, and deliver at-scale these capabilities direct to the Department of War, its Global partners, and to other industry partners in the United States and around the world.

You will create and shape the strategic long-term business opportunities based on operations analysis, user feedback generated through live force exercises, and engagements with requirements owners, capability portfolio managers, and program offices. The ideal candidate for this role also has experience working directly with ground vehicle Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to missionize platforms that are tightly integrated into the vehicle’s systems, and an understanding of how to work directly with OEMs to bring to market the fully finished and integrated systems.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Developing and executing strategic initiatives to expand the adoption of Menace-X and other integrated vehicle compute solutions across DoD and allied forces.

• Identifying and qualifying new business opportunities where mobile ECC capabilities can address operational gaps in tactical edge environments based on operational analysis and deep customer engagement.

• Leading capture efforts for vehicle-based ECC programs, including support to Portfolio Acquisition Executives (PAEs), service labs, and operational units.

• Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders across the services to understand mission needs and position Anduril’s vehicle-based ECC solutions accordingly.

• Collaborating with engineering, product, and operations teams to shape technical roadmaps aligned with customer requirements and emerging threats.

• Supporting proposal development, customer briefings, and strategic planning activities.

• Representing Anduril’s ECC vehicle systems portfolio at industry events, demonstrations, and field exercises.

• Contributing to business performance tracking, forecasting, and strategic growth planning.

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Your role will be cross-cutting. The Head of Growth is part of the core business line leadership team that owns top line growth and influences internal investments, prioritization, program execution, and operations. You will also be responsible for developing, mentoring, and building the EW growth team, collaborating with Division and cross-Division leaders, and supporting programs / engineering / and mission operations teams within the business line.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build a cohesive, data-driven strategy within relevant Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), DOD Program Executive Offices (PEO), the Intelligence Community, Federal Agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC), University-affiliated research centers (UARC), and with International partners to penetrate, expand, and deliver technology at scale.

• Develop and maintain close working relationships with internal Anduril stakeholders including business line and division leadership, growth teams, program and engineering teams, and corporate functions to identify and shape new business opportunities, communicate and resolve program issues, and provide strategic direction to execution teams.

• Lead the expansion of the EW portfolio across US and allied services and agencies, including advanced infrared, optical, laser, threat tracking, and seeker technologies that address warfighter needs across all domains including Space.

• Partner with Anduril customers to identify and develop disruptive technologies to deliver sustained operational advantage at the tactical, operational, and strategic level.

• Work with internal stakeholders to identify, prioritize, fund, and execute internally and externally funded research and development to advance Imaging technology.

• Identify, onboard, and manage strategic partners that are vital to growth strategy and program execution.

• Deliver on financial performance metrics and build strategic market growth initiatives.

• Build, mentor, and lead the EW Growth team in business development, account management, and mission operations functions.

Requirements:

• Deep expertise in applications of radio frequency technologies such as electromagnetic warfare, signals intelligence, aircraft survivability, counter-space or other relevant areas.

• A proven leader that effectively engages and communicates with stakeholders at all levels.

• Demonstrated experience with relevant FFRDCs, UARCs, PEOs, OEMs, federal agencies, and/or Combatant Commands.

• A builder and an owner: someone who is willing to put in the work across all aspects of the business, effectively prioritize actions, and own the outcomes.

• Demonstrated ability and willingness to learn; undeterred by a long, steep climb to understand technology, programs, process, problems, and customer nuance.

• Demonstrated ability in developing and executing tactical and strategic plans to some target end state.

• Ability to identify, establish, and maintain relationships with current and future customers at all levels.

• Knowledge of defense acquisitions, with demonstrated history in new technology/product introduction, zero to one projects, and scaling to larger defense programs.

• Ability to travel up to 50%.

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Willing to relocate to Costa Mesa, CA.

• Advanced degree (Engineering, MBA, Military Sciences, etc.).

• Understanding of business operations and financial management.

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As a Staff Thermal Engineer, you will contribute to thermal analysis and design efforts for unmanned aerial vehicle avionics and thermal/fluid systems. You will develop and validate analytical, numerical, and computational models for heat transfer and fluid flow using hand calculations and CFD tools such as FloEFD. You will drive test planning, instrumentation, and data analysis to correlate models with experimental results.

Key responsibilities include:

• Contributing to thermal analysis and design efforts for unmanned aerial vehicle avionics and thermal/fluid systems
• Developing and validating analytical, numerical, and computational models for heat transfer and fluid flow using hand calculations and CFD tools such as FloEFD
• Driving test planning, instrumentation, and data analysis to correlate models with experimental results
• Communicating technical findings clearly through executive-level briefings, design reviews, and written reports

Requirements include:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline
• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in avionics or electronics thermal engineering
• Strong expertise in heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation) and fluid mechanics
• Deep understanding of active and passive cooling solutions and their integration at component and system level
• Proficiency with thermal analysis and CFD tools (e.g., ANSYS Icepak, FloEFD, STAR-CCM+)
• Proficiency with CAD design tools such as NX, SolidWorks, or similar
• Demonstrated experience applying first-principles reasoning to complex engineering problems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of leading technical discussions and presenting to stakeholders

Preferred qualifications include:

• M.S. or Ph.D. in a relevant engineering discipline
• Experience with high-altitude aircraft avionics cooling and thermal design
• Familiarity with aircraft integration constraints (power, weight, volume, maintainability, safety)
• Hands-on experience with thermal and fluid system testing, instrumentation, and validation
• Knowledge of materials and manufacturing methods relevant to thermal management (pumps, heat exchangers, composites, etc.)
• Experience guiding trade studies, proposals, and customer interactions in aerospace or defense programs
• Background in multi-disciplinary system integration, spanning avionics, fluid systems, and systems engineering

Salary: $136,730 - $205,096 a year

Benefits: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Note: Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location.

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