Senior Mission Operations Engineer, Strategic Defense

The Strategic Defense business line builds and deploys integrated hardware-software systems that protect the homeland and support global command and control missions. Our programs deliver Andurils Lattice-powered capabilities to the nations most critical missile defense and battle management architectures connecting sensors effectors and decision-makers across every domain.

The Mission Operations (MOps) team is responsible for managing the execution delivery growth and success of our customer accounts. Working across product engineering business development and logistics teams our Mission Operations Engineers own and shape customer relationships by embedding themselves within government programs to develop plan and deploy Anduril products in support of their missions. They work side-by-side with customers to understand specific problem sets and then shape Andurils offerings alongside engineering teams to fit the mission need.

Own the deployment lifecycle for Anduril compute infrastructure. You will lead the planning deployment and sustainment of Anduril hardware nodesincluding Menace-T Menace-I Voyager compute devices and 3P server configurationsat government sites nationwide. This includes coordinating site surveys managing installation activities conducting acceptance testing and ensuring each deployment meets mission requirements. You will develop and maintain the processes that turn a one-time installation into a repeatable scalable deployment capability.

Serve as the technical bridge between government customers and Anduril engineering. You are the primary liaison for our government stakeholders translating their operational needs into actionable engineering requirements and keeping them informed on delivery timelines integration status and system performance. You will represent the customer perspective in internal planning sessions and ensure Andurils engineering teams have the context they need to build the right solutions.

Drive third-party system integration. Work with partner organizations to integrate sensors effectors and other third-party systems into Anduril hardware form factors. You will assess power cooling weight and rack-space requirements; coordinate integration testing; and ensure deployed configurations meet both Anduril and government specifications.

Build and formalize fleet management. Stand up and own a fleet management capability for deployed Anduril nodes. This includes tracking hardware assets from procurement through deployment maintaining configuration records monitoring system health in coordination with SRE teams and building the reporting and dashboards that give program leadership visibility into the state of the fleet.

Partner with Software Engineering and SRE teams. Collaborate closely with software engineers and site reliability engineers to ensure deployed hardware is running the correct software baselines that updates are applied efficiently and that operational issues are triaged and resolved quickly. You will participate in incident response and help shape the processes that keep our systems healthy at scale.

• Plan and execute site deployments of Anduril compute nodes (Menace-T Menace-I Voyager etc.) coordinating across logistics engineering and government site teams
• Serve as the day-to-day technical point of contact for government customers managing expectations communicating status and escalating issues
• Assess and coordinate the physical integration of third-party sensors and effectors into Anduril hardware form factors including power cooling network and rack-space requirements
• Develop and maintain a fleet management system to track deployed assets configurations software baselines and system health across all program sites
• Partner with SRE teams to monitor deployed node health coordinate software updates and support incident response
• Create and deliver technical reports deployment readiness reviews and status briefings for government and internal leadership
• Drive continuous improvement of deployment processes documentation and playbooks to enable repeatable scalable site activations
• Support program management activities including schedule tracking risk identification and deliverable management
• Contribute to the development of training materials and conduct end-user training at deployed sites

• 5 years of experience in site operations field engineering systems deployment or technical program management in defense or national security environments
• Hands-on experience deploying and sustaining compute hardware in operational or lab environments (servers ruggedized computing platforms or similar)
• Technical familiarity with hardware form factors used in defense deployments including rack-mount servers ruggedized edge compute devices and mobile computing platforms
• Understanding of how third-party systems (sensors effectors C2 systems) integrate into compute hardware including power cooling and networking requirements
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a liaison between technical engineering teams and government customers with strong stakeholder management skills
• Experience working alongside software engineers and/or SRE teams on deployment integration or operational readiness activities
• Strong organizational skills with experience tracking assets configurations or fleet-level data across distributed sites
• Ability to travel 2550% to government sites for deployments site surveys and customer engagements
• Must possess and maintain an active U.S. TS/SCI security clearance

• Experience with Anduril hardware platforms (Menace Voyager) or similar ruggedized/tactical compute systems
• Background in missile defense integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) or space defense programs
• Familiarity with Lattice OS or similar distributed C2 operating systems
• Experience standing up fleet management asset tracking or configuration management systems from scratch
• Working knowledge of networking fundamentals (IP networking mesh networking DDIL environments)
• Experience with government acquisition processes contract deliverables and program reporting
• Familiarity with DevOps/SRE practices including CI/CD monitoring and incident management
• Prior military service or direct operational experience with DoD command and control systems

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

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