Test Program Manager, Autonomous Airpower

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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. Test Program Manager, Air Dominance & Strike, Autonomous Airpower 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. ABOUT THE TEAM The Air Dominance and Strike Division is one of Anduril’s fastest growing, most technically complex divisions. We develop and build collaborative combat aircraft , missiles, and the software that powers these autonomous weapons. We are looking for a Test Program Manager for the FQ-44 Fury program. As Test Program Manager, you will lead the test and evaluation team alongside the Lead Test Engineer to conduct hardware-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop, system, and subsystem tests in labs, ground test and flight test to characterize and evaluate system performance, validate systems design, inform future development, and provide reports to inform operational assessments. You will be directly responsible for all elements of cost and schedule to ensure successful delivery of the test program. ABOUT THE JOB Success in this position hinges on three key facets: • Systems and engineering mindset - the ability to understand and assess technical concept. Identifying system dependencies, interfaces, technical risks and the impact of key architectural decisions with the engineering team. • Execution focused - digging into the details, charting the path and owning the outcome. You will be expected to utilize your technical aptitude in conjunction with your program management, and leadership skills to deliver the best outcome for Anduril and the customer. • Collaborative partnership - managing customer relationships and shaping the future of the program with the government. WHAT YOU'LL DO • In partnership with the Lead Test Engineer, own the development, test and evaluation of Anduril’s Air Dominance & Strike technologies to meet the operational needs of the Department of Defense • Develop strong, trusting, collaborative relationships with Anduril’s DOD customers, ensuring we have tight feedback loops that enable us shape solutions, rapidly iterate, and ultimately field solutions faster • Autonomously execute on broad and/or ambiguous requirements from internal engineering, customers, and third party corporate partners to own successful delivery of outcomes on multiple programs simultaneously • Monitor and manage program progress across cost, schedule, and resource allocation, making tradeoffs that enable us to deliver best-in-class solutions to our customers on-time and on-budget • Develop and implement lightweight processes, tools, and metrics for program planning, scope management, risk management, and customer communication to enable Anduril to move rapidly • Exercise extreme ownership over program baselines and execution, seamlessly bridging programmatic goals with technical execution as an indispensable partner to engineering • Foster a creative, high-performance culture within the team, and proactively assess team skills versus needs, identifying personnel development or recruitment opp