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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