Manager, Launched Effects Technical Operations

About the Team

The Tactical Recon & Strike (TRS) team at Anduril develops small aerial drones (Group 1-3) along with all the necessary equipment for testing, deployment, and operation. The team transforms products like Ghost, Anvil, Altius, and Bolt from initial concepts into operational systems. We work closely with specialized teams to tackle some of our customers' most complex challenges. Currently, we are seeking a Manager for our Technical Operations team on the Launched Effects business line (Altius product), where you will leverage your operational and technical expertise to shape and deploy a solution of maximum effectiveness and reliability. Your scope will include standing up forward-deployed operations in austere environments, ensuring the successful combat employment of Anduril products, and shaping the long-term sustainment of these products. In addition, you will be a core participant in customer demonstrations and customer trainings, and test events closer to home.

About the Job

As a member of the Technical Operations team for TRS, you will play a critical role in bridging product engineering and deployed operations. You will be involved in unmanned air vehicle development programs, using your technical and operational expertise to deliver reliable solutions in challenging, remote environments. The Technical Operations team also plays an essential role in shaping the field sustainment of these products through various test and evaluation events, customer demonstrations, and deployments.

What you’ll do

• Lead a large team of Technical Operations Engineers as they forward deploy to customer locations, test sites, and hazard zones to deploy the Altius product.
• Assist in event planning and resource allocation, keeping key stakeholders informed about Technical Operations requirements.
• Support the development and implementation of comprehensive operational and logistics plans for various events.
• Work cross functionally across both the Atlanta office, TRS division, and the whole of Anduril to ensure your team is supported and can accomplish the task.
• Develop and implement new processes and systems to benefit the team, track critical metrics, and help everyone perform at their best.
• Tackle complex issues related to hardware, software, and networking in unstructured situations, driving them to resolution.
• Maintain support plans for hardware and software.
• Support incident response root-cause analyses (RCAs) for air systems in the field.
• Conduct after-action reviews and implement preventive measures.
• Support events and military operations in the field by overseeing flight operations and interacting with customers directly.

What you’ll need

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of leadership experience on teams of 5 or more people.
• 7-8 years of experience in technical field operations, deployment execution, or similar hands-on operational roles.
• Excellent communication skills; comfortable leading technical discussions and explaining complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Ability to cater the message based on the audience. Can brief from the team level all the way up to the General Manager.
• Proven capability to mentor and develop team members.
• Proven ability to master a technical system and support it in austere environments; Demonstrate deep subject matter expertise and trusted track record of impact.
• Experience performing data-driven root cause analysis and troubleshooting on complex system
• Experience working with Department of War, U.S. Government, and foreign partner militaries.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally, including to austere field environments and hazard zones.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret or Top Secret security clearance and support operations involving sensitive materials
• Willingness to work with energetics material (warheads)
• Must be able to obtain and maintain 14 CFR Part 107 and 14 CFR 61 Ground School
• Ability to meet health and medical requirements in advance of deployments in accordance with DFARS 252.225-7040, DoDI 3020.41, and/or any additional requirements outlined by region or supporting force, as applicable
• This role engages in physical activities, including but not limited to lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 pounds for prolonged periods of time, among other things.
• Ability to relocate, if not already local, to Atlanta, GA

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior military or overseas contracting experience
• Experience developing operational and logistics plans for moving people and equipment over long distances.
• Proficiency with work order management systems (e.g., JIRA, Foundry, Odoo) and configuration control processes.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technology, or related technical field.
• Strong understanding of networking, antenna concepts, and spectrum analysis