Anduril Industries

Senior Business Operations Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike

Anduril Industries$146K — $194K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in technical operating roles
  • Proven track record of owning projects from concept to scalable solutions
  • Experience in leading teams and building high-performing cultures
  • Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Background in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or similar fields
  • Deep interest in analytics and its application to hardware products
  • Proficiency in coding with Python, SQL, React, TypeScript, or similar languages
  • Familiarity with data systems such as dbt, Redshift, Looker/Tableau, or Palantir Foundry
  • Eligible for a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

  • Set project impact, prioritize tasks, and establish timelines
  • Build and lead a team of engineers as the company scales
  • Collaborate with senior leaders to address key operational challenges
  • Engage with engineers to identify workflow bottlenecks
  • Leverage data systems to create tailored, data-driven solutions
  • Develop operational applications rapidly, incorporating user feedback
  • Construct scalable systems and infrastructure for field applications
  • Coordinate with the Analytics team to enhance data applications across the company

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with minimal costs for US employees
  • Full coverage of medical insurance premiums for dependents in the UK and Australia
  • Annual contribution towards private health insurance for dependents in Ireland
  • Life and disability insurance covered for all employees
  • Highly competitive PTO plans with additional caregiver and wellness leave
  • Coverage for fertility treatments, adoption, and parenting support
  • Access to 24/7 mental health resources, including therapy
  • Annual professional development reimbursement
  • Company-funded commuter benefits
  • Relocation assistance available depending on role
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE TEAM

The goal of Anduril's Air Dominance and Strike Division is to fundamentally reshape the way future peer to peer conflicts are fought by developing next generation Collaborative Combat Aircraft (Fury), missiles such as RoadRunner and Barracuda, and the Mission Autonomy software that is the brain of these products.

We're in a race to build these products at scale. We need resilience in our supply chain, accelerate our ramp to production, iterate on design and quality through our test program, and ensure we're maximizing operational effectiveness in the field. The operations that support and accelerate the product. The AD&S Operations team is a small but mighty team of business builder-operators who enable the division to scale through hyper-growth while breaking as few things as possible.
ABOUT THE JOB

We're looking for ambitious, strategic engineers that want to build to accelerate every step of the way. We're building an end-to-end ecosystem of first-class, operational software solutions that leverages data and AI to build and operate our products rapidly, at scale.

Example projects include
  • Develop our test data infrastructure in collaboration with our Flight Test and Engineering teams to ensure our products get in the hands of engineers across a variety of system configurations and deployed environments
  • Partner with our Field Operations teams to architect and build a fleet management system that monitors the operational performance and reliability of our aircraft in the field, enabling us to achieve maximal uptime of our products
  • Collaborate with the production team to design and implement tools and metrics that allow us to scale production of our products from 1s to 1000s and enable rapid introduction of new products into the manufacturing line
What you'll do
  • Set project impact, prioritization and timelines
  • Build and grow a team of engineers, lead by example, as we grow and scale our business and field operations
  • Partner with senior leaders to bring structure, insight, and velocity to Anduril's highest-priority operational challenges
  • Embed with various engineers to understand their workflows and locate their critical problems and bottlenecks
  • Identify, structure and leverage various data systems that enables us to build tailored data-driven solutions
  • Develop operational apps in a scrappy but effective way, work closely with users to iterate and support outcomes
  • Build systems and infrastructure that allows applications to mature, roll out and scale in the field
  • Work closely with Anduril's corporate Analytics team to expand our ontologies and generalize our data and workflow applications across the entire company
Who you are
  • 5+ years experience in technical operating roles
  • Proof of delivery - you owned a project end-to-end from ambiguity to delivered, scaleable outcome
  • Leader - You're skilled in leading through influence and diving into the details yourself but also have experience in building high-performing teams
  • Strong communicator - Demonstrated aptitude for strategic partnerships and communication with (non-)technical Stakeholders
  • Engineering fundamentals - Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or similar background
  • You're deeply intellectually interested in the intersection of analytics and the real, physical, atoms-based, hardware world and are motivated by Anduril's mission
  • You're energized by business impact & a self-starter: you'd rather build an imperfect solution quickly that is used by many people than a perfect solution that collects dust
  • Coding experience - used python, SQL, react, typescript or equivalent
  • Data system exposure: dbt, Redshift, Looker/Tableau, Palantir Foundry
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance


US Salary Range

$146,000-$194,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Healthcare Benefits
  • US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
  • UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
  • IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.

Additional Benefits
  • Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
  • Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
  • Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
  • Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
  • Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
  • Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
  • Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.

Retirement Savings Plan
  • US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
  • UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
  • AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that develops advanced systems for the military. The company was founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey, Trae Stephens, and Matt Grimm, and has since grown to become a major player in the defense industry. Anduril's products include autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and other advanced technologies that are designed to enhance military capabilities. The company has received significant funding from investors and has partnerships with several major defense contractors. Anduril is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Learn more about Anduril Industries
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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