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Anduril

Mission Operations Manager, C2

$146K–$194K

Irvine, California, United States +2 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 8, 2026

Location
Irvine, California, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Experience
Advanced degree or 5+ years experience in a technical field.
Education
Advanced degree

About the job

Leads customer-facing deployment and mission operations for Anduril hardware and software, coordinating teams and translating customer needs into product improvements and operational requirements.

What you'll do

  • Plan and oversee product deployments, train end users, and monitor field performance and user feedback.
  • Build relationships with customers, partners, and internal teams; coordinate cross-functional work to support deployments.
  • Represent customer mission needs to engineers and help shape products and operational tactics.

What they ask for

  • Advanced degree or 5+ years experience in a technical field; defense, national security, or aerospace experience preferred.
  • Proven project management skills and ability to lead tech-enabled teams of peers through relationships.
  • Experience translating technical concepts into operational requirements and performance specifications.
  • Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance; willing to travel up to 50%, including periodic overseas and hazard zone travel.

Nice to have

  • Experience with C2 Hardware and Software, Networking, CUAS, and/or Air and Missile Defense; familiarity with command and control concepts, processes, and principles.
  • Prior military or government acquisition and/or government contracting experience; able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance to TS/SCI.

Pay

$146,000 — $194,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

C2 Hardware and Software, Networking, CUAS, Air and Missile Defense, machine learning, autonomy, distributed networking, multi-modal sensor fusion

AI focus

Works with products involving AI-powered systems, machine learning, autonomy, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking for military command and control and air defense.

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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)