Trainer, Air Defense

About the Team

The Air Defense team builds robots that find other robots and knock them out of the sky. At a time when air superiority can no longer be taken for granted, the Air Defense team provides mission critical capabilities to warfighters. From detection to tracking, identification, deterrence, and defeat, our family of networked sensors and effectors enables our customers to rapidly close the kill chain against a broad range of UAS threats.

Working across product, engineering, business development, logistics, operations, and mission success, the Air Defense team develops, tests, deploys, and sustains the Anduril Air Defense Family of Systems in challenging operational environments worldwide.

We are looking for a Mission Operations Engineer to join our USSOCOM System Integration Partner Program. In this role, you will resource and help execute world-class technical training instruction to our partner components and their unique demands. You will be the counter unmanned systems (cUAS) subject matter expert for components and help them resource realistic training and manage all hardware and software configuration of cUAS-peculiar equipment under the USSOCOM family of CUaS systems.

Multi-functional work and proactive communication across internal teams will help you drive the end-to-end customer experience. Anduril is interested in speaking with you if you are passionate about educating others on ground-breaking technology, contributing to the national security mission, interacting with professionals spanning a wide range of disciplines, and providing best-in-class training support.

We are a fast-growing company at the early stages of our growth and you will be expected to immediately develop and own material and projects during your time on the team which will have a significant impact on the Program’s trajectory. Anduril fosters a diverse, collaborative culture with plenty of opportunities for ownership and professional growth.

• Deliver training and education to SOF (Special Operations Forces) components across the entire Systems Integration Partner family-of-systems
• Contribute to training curriculums (e.g., POIs) across platforms ranging from computer-based simulations and knowledge portals to hands-on individual and collective training
• Collaborate with SOF component customers and own the cUAS problem for them by identifying knowledge gaps, training opportunities, and building solutions
• Create and update training material for Anduril and partner product capabilities
• Manage the end-to-end hardware and software configurations for all assigned cUAS equipment
• Build bridges between SOF components and Anduril, serving as the internal voice of the customer to all Anduril teams and capturing product updates and supporting training for end users

• 8 years work experience
• Ownership mentality with strong initiative in managing your own work in isolated environments
• Resourcefulness with a natural bias towards action and early ownership
• Independent collaborator who can represent Anduril at a remote site and work with customers while pushing capabilities
• Training background, including planning training events, developing curriculum, and/or delivering training
• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly across various methods of communication and tools
• Enthusiasm for transforming US and allied military capabilities with advanced technology
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• Special Operations experience required, Naval Special Warfare (NSW) experience highly preferred
• Willing to travel up to 50%

Position is full-time at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek / Fort Story in Virginia Beach, VA but requires travel to support customer delivery and training events worldwide.