Head of Programs, Space Special Programs

Head of Programs, Space Special Programs Lead end-to-end space program delivery across multiple contracts and campaigns

Location:

Chantilly, Virginia;
Reston, Virginia

Compensation: $220, USD / year

Chantilly, Virginia, United States;
Reston, Virginia, United States

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.

In the Space Special Programs team, we build spacecraft and space systems which serve a wide variety of functions in the space architecture. At a time when space superiority can no longer be taken for granted and with space systems proliferating at an incredible rate, the Space Special Programs team provides advanced, mission critical capabilities to our customer base to be able to more effectively operate and survive within this expanding environment with limited personnel.

Working across product, engineering, sales, logistics, operations, and mission success, the Space Special Programs team develops, tests, deploys, and operates new, unique, space capabilities to drive mission success in challenging operational environments.

We are hiring a Head of Programs for our Space Special Programs business line. The Head of Programs is the lead Technical Program Manager and primary programmatic strategic interface with the GM. As the lead Technical Program Manager the Head of Programs will lead day-to-day execution of overall program initiatives and tasks - working with the other TPMs, the Head of Operations, and the rest of the Business Operations team to manage the budget and schedule, as well as with the customer, and the GM to satisfy the technical objectives while meeting all of the contractual requirements.

Additionally, The Head of Programs will work with the GM to develop and manage the technical roadmap, new product direction, and help create mission solutions for the customer base, with an eye towards growth.

This role is directly tied to a series of on-going orbital programs and active pursuits across Anduril's Space Special Programs Business Line. These programs require executing on multiple space system development and delivery contracts along with capture efforts across multiple dynamic space operations missions.

• Ownership:
  Lead the project from start to finish with the customer and the engineering team. Develop the technical path for success, identify engineering needs, and validate the projected product outcome with the customer.
• Embed/Engage:
  Work side-by-side with our customers to understand their specific mission challenges and represent the customer as you work with Anduril engineers to shape products that solve critical national security challenges.
• Build/Orchestrate:
  Work with Anduril engineers to build the solution and/or pivot development as needed to meet client needs. Successfully developing our complex hardware and software products requires collaborating with nearly every internal Anduril team.
• Plan:
  Develop, coordinate and communicate the path to success with both internal and external partners. Work with clients and engineers to build sprint plans, execution plans, milestones.
• Grow our business through customer success:
  In addition to the operational and executive relationships you own, you will be responsible for meeting commercial targets that drive top line growth. This requires establishing committed and trust-based partnerships with our customers to not only help them solve their immediate problems, but also…