Senior Technical Program Manager - Lethality Team

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional execution across a portfolio of warhead-development programs on the Lethality Team. The role connects the Energetics Team with vehicle programs and translates changing requirements, schedules, quantities, and priorities into clear, executable plans. This is a hardware-focused role; the candidate does not need to be a warhead designer but must understand how design, procurement, fabrication, integration, testing, and production depend on one another.

Responsibilities

Lead program execution across multiple warhead-development efforts, from early concept and prototype work through testing and production transition; Build and maintain integrated plans that connect scope, schedules, requirements, resources, costs, technical dependencies, risks, and decision points; Serve as the primary program interface between the Energetics Team and Anduril vehicle teams, aligning deliverables, timing, unit quantities, and changes; Track requirements across platform and warhead teams, identify gaps or conflicts, and drive timely resolution; Translate evolving technical work into clear priorities, milestones, tradeoffs, and commitments; Anticipate hardware-development constraints (supplier lead times, fabrication, inspection, integration, test readiness, production capacity) and incorporate them into realistic schedules; Keep rapid prototypes and risk-reduction testing connected to program questions, delivery milestones, and product outcomes; Partner with engineering, Product, Test and Evaluation, Safety, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Production, and program teams to resolve dependencies; Surface schedule, resource, requirements, and execution risks early and drive decisions before they become delivery failures; Create program communications, engineering documentation, schedules, cost estimates, risk summaries, and decision records; Lead post-test and post-milestone reviews that convert lessons learned into accountable actions; Help establish program-management methods for the Energetics portfolio and mentor less-experienced program leaders

Requirements

8+ years experience leading complex hardware-development programs or major workstreams through multiple lifecycle stages (concept development, prototyping, procurement, fabrication, integration, testing, or production); Experience coordinating several concurrent programs, stakeholder groups, or subsystem teams in a fast-moving R&D or new-product-development environment; Working knowledge of hardware-development and manufacturing timelines, with the ability to identify dependencies, build credible schedules, and anticipate downstream risks; Experience aligning technical requirements, schedules, resources, risks, and deliverables across teams without relying on direct authority; Evidence of bringing structure to ambiguous programs, adapting the level of process to the work, and driving decisions and commitments to closure; Ability to communicate technical and program information clearly through written updates, visual plans, reviews, and direct stakeholder conversations; Experience preparing engineering or program documentation, project schedules, and cost estimates; Ability to travel for program reviews, testing, and customer or partner meetings, including surges up to 25%; Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Nice to have

Experience leading hardware programs in defense, aerospace, space systems, robotics, automotive, advanced manufacturing, consumer hardware, or another high-consequence technical environment; Experience supporting munitions, ordnance, energetics, weapons integration, or other complex electromechanical systems; Experience managing programs across the full lifecycle, from early R&D through production readiness or scaled delivery; Familiarity with requirements tracking, configuration or change management, verification planning, and risk-reduction testing; Experience working with suppliers, long-lead hardware, manufacturing constraints, and production ramp decisions; Active U.S. security clearance, including DoD Secret or Top Secret, or DOE L or Q; Familiarity with Jira, Microsoft Project, Confluence, or similar planning and collaboration tools

Benefits

Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) covering health, recovery, and more; Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers