Drimva

Anduril

Senior Technical Program Manager, Air Dominance & Strike, Autonomous Airpower

$166K–$220K

Costa Mesa, California, United States · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jan 22, 2026

Experience
Minimum of 5 years managing development of complex technical systems throughout the product lifecycle.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.

About the job

Leads development and delivery of autonomous airpower programs, managing technical integration, customer relationships, cost, schedule, and resources across the contract lifecycle.

What you'll do

  • Partner with the Chief Engineer to develop and deploy Air Dominance & Strike technologies and deliver multiple programs.
  • Manage program cost, schedule, resources, risks, scope, and customer communications; make tradeoffs to achieve delivery goals.
  • Coordinate with customers, engineering, finance, business development, and senior management on program plans, proposals, and R&D strategy.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 5 years experience managing the development of complex technical systems throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Track record managing complex, multi-million-dollar projects and driving on-time, on-budget completion.
  • Experience coordinating multiple internal and external teams in a complex engineering or technology-focused organization; eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

  • Technical background.

Pay

$166,000 — $220,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

Lattice OS

AI focus

The role manages development and integration of autonomous airpower technologies, including collaborative combat aircraft, missiles, and related software; the posting describes these systems as powered by autonomy and AI.

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