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Salary: USD 146,000 - 194,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is seeking a Deployment & Training Manager for its Air Defense team. This role is responsible for the full lifecycle of defense technology deployments—from planning and installation through new equipment training (NET), sustainment, and continuous improvement. You will manage hundreds of deployment events annually, including site installations, test and evaluation exercises, demonstrations, and training visits, orchestrating cross-functional teams spanning hardware supply, logistics, and engineering.
Key responsibilities include:
**Deployment Planning & Execution:** Lead deployment events with meticulous attention to detail, managing every step from site survey through testing, pack-out, installation, training, and sustainment. Demonstrate extraordinary judgment, grit, and composure in high-pressure situations. Anticipate contingencies, build lightweight processes, assess and mitigate risk, and continuously improve based on experience.
**New Equipment Training (NET) Delivery:** Own the NET mission for your deployments. Resource, develop, and deliver initial fielding training that brings customers from zero to operational proficiency on Anduril's Air Defense Family of Systems. Build programs of instruction, training schedules, and hands-on individual and collective events tailored to each customer's mission and skill baseline.
**Sustainment Training & Readiness:** Build and run recurring sustainment training that maintains proficiency as personnel rotate, threats evolve, and product capabilities advance. Establish training gates, proficiency standards, and refresh cycles; plan and resource realistic sustainment events; measure success by enduring operational readiness.
**Relationship Management:** Build trust with customers, industry partners, users, and Anduril teammates through effective communication, positive attitude, and follow-through. Internalize counterparts' priorities and requirements; develop relationships across the organization; communicate honestly and directly.
**Mission Expertise:** Develop deep knowledge of customer mission requirements, including threat nature, regulatory challenges, resource constraints, and rules of engagement. Become a subject matter expert and voice of the customer, communicating requirements and CONOPS to engineers. Serve as counter unmanned systems (cUAS) subject matter expert, helping customers resource realistic training and manage hardware/software configurations.
**Product Expertise:** Develop thorough understanding of Anduril's Family of Systems capabilities and limitations. Become an opinionated power user who can reliably forecast performance against a broad range of threat profiles, environmental conditions, and mission constraints.
You will represent Anduril to customers, building their confidence and trust through professionalism and commitment to excellence. You will also represent customers back to Anduril, communicating user feedback and lessons learned to continuously improve products and team response to evolving mission needs. You set the standard for what good looks like for your deployment and rally Anduril teammates to meet that standard daily.
**Requirements:**
- Advanced degree OR 5+ years of experience in a technical field, preferably in defense, national security, or aerospace domain
- Proven experience planning and delivering technical training programs, including new equipment training (NET) and sustainment training
- Highly organized creative problem-solver with proven project management skills
- Experience creating and maintaining documentation for new or developing processes, including training curricula and programs of instruction
- Proven experience leading tech-enabled teams of peers while building a culture of influence through relationships
- Deep interest in national security issues and defense technologies, with commitment to lifelong learning
- Experience translating technical concepts into operational requirements, performance specifications, and training materials
- Ownership mentality with strong initiative in managing work in potentially remote environments
- Comfort communicating complex concepts simply across various communication methods and tools
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks effectively
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance; Top Secret preferred
- Willing to travel up to 50% of the time, primarily regional travel across assigned deployment and training sites
**Preferred Qualifications:**
- Operational experience delivering defense technology solutions to USG customers
- Prior military experience, particularly in Air Defense, Fires, or related operational roles
- Project Management Professional Certification
- Experience designing Train-the-Trainer or instructor-certification programs that build customer self-sufficiency
- Active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
