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Salary: USD 191,000 - 253,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is seeking a Mission Operations Product Manager to develop mission autonomy products for Group 5 autonomous air vehicles. This role owns the full product lifecycle from requirements development through fielding, defining roadmaps, timelines, and cross-functional product decisions while managing engineering risk.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop and refine mission autonomy products supporting autonomous air vehicle operations
- Drive product development across the entire lifecycle from initial requirements to fielding
- Define product roadmaps and timelines; guide cross-functional decisions and manage engineering risk
- Collaborate with engineering leads and business development to evaluate design trades and enable early design exploration
- Develop autonomy behavior and supporting product requirements; work with engineering teams to implement them
- Coordinate with software engineers, hardware engineers, test engineers, and program managers to define test requirements and ensure alignment between system capabilities and mission objectives in complex operational scenarios
- Plan, execute, and analyze mission autonomy tests in simulated environments replicating real-world scenarios to validate system performance and identify improvements; iterate rapidly to refine autonomy behaviors
- Support business development as the product voice with customers through briefings, demonstrations, and exercises
- Create and maintain presentation templates of product capabilities for customer briefs
Required Qualifications:
- Operational experience as a Pilot or CSO/NFO (Combat Systems Officer/Naval Flight Officer) of USAF, USN, or USMC 4th or 5th generation fighter/bomber aircraft or RPAs (Remotely Piloted Aircraft)
- Self-starter with high ownership and mission-oriented mentality; desire to see products meet end-customer needs
- Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret test data, diagnose system behaviors, and recommend actionable improvements
- Organized and detail-oriented with strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proven track record of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to achieve project milestones and deliverables
- Familiarity with principles of mission autonomy, unmanned systems, and integration of multiple assets into cohesive operational frameworks
