Senior Technical Program Manager - Connected Warfare

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.

Are you ready to lead product development and critical test campaigns for some of the most advanced warfighter systems on the planet? Anduril’s Connected Warfare team is seeking an exceptional Senior Technical Program Manager to lead test campaigns across the Army’s Next Generation Command & Control (NGC2) system, Menace of Family of Systems, and related cutting-edge products.

As a key leader on our team, you'll manage cross-functional test initiatives—spanning both software and hardware—in dynamic lab and field environments. Your role is critical to ensuring our systems perform flawlessly in the modern battlespace. You’ll work closely with engineering, program management, test and evaluation, and military partners, and to validate the performance of systems that are redefining defense capabilities.

Lead Test Campaigns:

• Manage test planning, execution, and reporting for the Next Generation Command Control, and other Connected Warfare products. Provide technical leadership to a team of software and test engineers through system integration, developmental, operational, and customer acceptance tests.
• Define robust verification protocols using requirements-based, scenario-based, and operationally relevant methodologies, incorporating customer standards and metrics.

Coordinate Cross-Functional

Activities:

• Collaborate with Program Management, Software Engineering, Test Engineering, test ranges, and external agencies. Oversee Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), manage test incidents, and track deficiencies.

Drive Data-Driven Test Evaluations:

• Supervise data analysis of system performance and mission outcomes in both lab and field settings. Establish and monitor measurable test coverage metrics ensuring traceability from requirements to validation. Ensure the bodies of work for the team are segmented, organized and measured during each sprint session at the customer's testing facility.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Represent the program at customer reviews, readiness boards, and milestone decision points, ensuring disciplined execution in both controlled and austere environments.

• Highly organized and detail-oriented with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Advanced degree preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in system-level test and evaluation of integrated hardware/software systems.
• Proven leadership with test teams (≥ 5 engineers/technicians) and management of complex multi-site test campaigns.
• Hands-on experience executing both developmental and operational test events in lab and field settings.
• Strong expertise in requirements development, test planning, verification/validation, and test reporting with traceability management. Jira management is a must have skill set.
• Experience with RF communications, tactical datalinks, and networked C2 systems in a DoD operational environment.
• Familiarity with industry and DoD test processes including MIL-STD protocols.
• Prof…