Director, Mission Insights, Maritime

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The Director, Mission Insights, Maritime sits within Global Defense Mission Operations and brings deep maritime operational expertise to Anduril's international pursuits. You will be the operator voice in the room with partner navies, with an initial focus on supporting Anduril's maritime pursuit in Japan, translating mission needs into credible concepts of operation and product requirements.

Responsibilities

Define Allied Maritime CONEMPs: develop authoritative reference missions, operational vignettes, tactics, techniques, procedures, and concepts of employment tailored to partner-nation maritime forces; Feed Realities into Engineering & Business Lines: act as the direct conduit between allied maritime operators and Anduril's engineering and product teams; Support Operational Analysis & Objective Red Teaming: provide threat-informed analysis on concepts of employment and evaluate Anduril hardware and software in allied scenarios; Enable Global Growth & Capture: arm regional Business Development leads with sales enablement tools, localized wargaming outcomes, cost-exchange analyses, and mission architectures; Bridge Interoperability Architectures: define mission frameworks for allied sovereign maritime systems to interoperate with US JADC2 networks, FVEY, and NATO tactical standards; Seed Net-New Capabilities: identify capability gaps in allied naval forces to pitch and shape requirements for international co-development projects or net-new Anduril US production lines; Translate Strategy to Execution: act as an operational lead in front of international military leaders, ministries of defense, and internal stakeholders during capture shaping and proposal stages

Requirements

Former U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) with operational experience at sea; Designation as a Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) via the Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) or equivalent high-end tactical instructor tour; Deep expertise in maritime warfighting scenarios, multi-domain integration, surface warfare, integrated air and missile defense (IAMD), or mine countermeasures (MCM); Demonstrated ability to translate complex tactical and technical problems into concise, compelling operational concepts for senior military and civilian executives; Exceptional public speaking, briefing, and technical writing skills; comfortable engaging directly with foreign flag-level officers and government defense officials; Ability to travel up to 25% of the time, both domestically and internationally; Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

Previous operational planning experience (N3/N5 or J3/J5) at USPACFLT, USINDOPACOM, or a Forward Deployed Naval Forces staff; Familiarity with allied naval concepts of operations and interoperability dynamics across the Indo-Pacific; Background in operations research, operational analysis, wargaming, or modeling and simulation tools; Familiarity with autonomous maritime systems (USVs, UUVs), uncrewed distributed sensors, edge-compute networks, and command-and-control (C2) software; Bachelor's degree in a technical, engineering, or national security field; advanced degree preferred; Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance

Benefits

Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers; comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees, supporting health, recovery, and whatever comes next