Technical Program Manager, Seabed Sentry

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Seabed Sentry team is responsible for Maritime Domain Awareness providing subsea autonomous sensing and communication across critical commercial and defense mission sets. Youll operate in a fast-paced environment where small empowered teams move with urgency to deliver cutting-edge maritime capabilities from concept to deployment in months not years. We bias toward action embrace ambiguity and expect technical program managers to drive execution with minimal bureaucracy because the mission and the warfighter cant wait.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking for a Technical Program Manager to join our rapidly growing team in Quincy this role you will be responsible for driving the execution demonstration and fielding of a Maritime Domain Awareness solution for autonomous underwater vehicles owning everything from software product roadmap to on-the-water customer demos. You will serve as the connective tissue between software firmware and hardware teams while acting as the primary company representative in front of defense customers during field events exercises and operational engagements. This will require working knowledge of acoustic communications mesh networking and underwater systems as well as experience managing software backlogs release planning and complex field logistics across hardware and software dependencies. If you are someone who thrives operating independently in ambiguous fast-moving environments making real-time decisions on scope priorities and troubleshooting without waiting for direction and who can credibly bridge the gap between deeply technical engineering teams and operational end users then this role is for you.

WHAT YOULL DO

• Work within a team of multidisciplinary engineers and specialists throughout the life of AUV through integration test verification and demonstration efforts.
• Ensure successful execution of programs in accordance with desired requirements on schedule and on budget.
• Software Product Management: Own the product backlog and near-term roadmap for software/application layers of the acoustic mesh networking solution. Prioritize features fixes and technical debt based on customer feedback field results and demonstration objectives. Drive release planning tied to field schedulesensure what ships to the water works in the water. Maintain a tight feedback loop: every field event generates inputs that improve the next build
• Demonstration Planning & Product Readiness: Own the demonstration roadmap: define what we show when and why it matters to the customers mission and acquisition timeline. Drive product readiness for field eventscoordinate feature prioritization system configuration and release timing across hardware and software teams. Manage all field event logistics: scheduling range/vessel coordination equipment staging and go/no-go readiness decisions. Build repeatable playbooks while maintaining flexibility to adapt to rapid timelines and shifting customer needs.
• Onsite Customer Support & Field Troubleshooting: Serve as the primary onsite representative during demonstrations exercises and customer engagementsoften the only company face in the room. Troubleshoot system-level issues in real time (network behavior acoustic links software/UI) coordinating with remote engineering when needed. Manage customer expectations transparently; provide operational guidance walkthroughs and workarounds under pressure.
• Customer & Stakeholder Engagement: Build trusted relationships with defense customers fleet units and operators. Align demonstration activities to customer decision points and operational exercises for maximum impact. Support proposals and capture efforts with technical content demonstration results and capability narratives.
• Technical Coordination: Serve as connective tissue between software firmware acoustic hardware and systems integration teams. Maintain working knowledge of acoustic communications mesh networking and underwater sensing to credibly represent the product and triage field issues.
• Autonomous Execution & Decision Authority: Operate with a high degree of independence in the field and across program activitiesmaking real-time decisions on scope priorities and resource allocation without requiring constant escalation. Exercise sound judgment to act on behalf of the program and the company in ambiguous fast-moving situations where waiting for direction is not an option.
• Regular travel to support customer sites ranges and fleet locations (including OCONUS/shipboard) approximately 40%-60% of the time.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering or related field and a passion for hardware development.
• 8 years of robotics experience specifically in technical project management and/or systems engineering or related project management and/or systems engineering experience in a relevant industry.
• Experience leading or executing product development of any type of system from TRL 3-8.
• Must be able to translate system test integration and troubleshooting.
• Understanding of government contract structure and reporting.
• Extremely organized and detail oriented.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Mission-first mindset: urgency matters good enough today beats perfect next quarter.
• Experience interfacing with DoD/USN customers.
• Experience integrating subsea sensors.
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

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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