International Legal Counsel

Mountain View · Washington, DC (DC-01) · USD 240,000-318,000 · 3+ years experience · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Sep 22, 2026

At a glance

Anduril’s Legal Team seeks a Legal Counsel-International to support our international government and commercial businesses and deploy the future technology of defense.
In this role, you will work on every aspect of Anduril’s business, from helping the business development team drive new government deals, to negotiating hardware, license and services agreements, offset arrangements, and industrial cooperation obligations, to handling intellectual property, compliance, and related matters.
This role will directly support Anduril’s Global Defense work in the Asia-Pacific and Americas regions, partnering closely with our International Trade Compliance, Business Development, and Program teams.

Be a key member of Anduril’s small, dynamic Legal Team.
Drive customer growth by executing new international contracts and growing existing ones.
Own the review, redlining, and negotiation of international terms and conditions — master agreements, purchase order T&Cs, license, hardware, and services agreements.
Manage relationships with procurement, contracting, and legal counterparts at foreign government ministries of defense, allied procurement agencies.
Provide legal counsel and day-to-day management of the entire acquisitions lifecycle.
Work on all legal aspects of Anduril’s international business, from negotiating license, hardware and services agreements, offset arrangements, to advising on intellectual property, data rights, and general compliance matters.
Develop software, hardware, and services contracting approaches for delivering cutting-edge technology to the foreign Government customer in the Asia-Pacific and Americas.
Partner with Business Development and program teams to structure and negotiate offset and industrial cooperation obligations in markets that mandate them.

3+ years of work on international commercial contracting and/or international government/defense contracts, defense trade, or U.S. government contracts matters, preferably with a law firm, defense industry, or the government.
Demonstrated ability to structure and negotiate cross-border commercial agreements — including governing law, dispute resolution/arbitration, payment security, and Incoterms — and familiarity with international defense contracting structures, software acquisition approaches, and data rights.
The judgment and initiative required to make risk-adjusted decisions for the company and own multiple projects from end-to-end.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Quick learner and able to contribute to the broader start-up legal function.
Licensed to practice law in CA OR eligible to register as in-house counsel under California Rules of Court, Rule 9.46.
Location: This role is based in our Mountain View office. Anduril Legal is an in-office team; this is not a hybrid or remote position.
U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Experience working with foreign government customers, particularly in Asia-Pacific or the Americas.
Familiarity with regional defense frameworks and sensitivities.
Regional language capability (Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, or Portuguese).
Experience with international teaming, agent/representative, or reseller structures, including FCPA-compliant onboarding and due diligence.
Direct experience with foreign defense sales (DCS and/or FMS).
Pre-law school professional experience (e.g., military or government).
Experience with international commercial contracting and negotiations.
Combination of law-firm and in-house or government experience.

Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers
Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, supporting health, recovery, and whatever comes next

This position is based in Mountain View, CA / Washington, DC (DC-01).
Anduril Legal is an in-office team; this is not a hybrid or remote position.
The Legal Counsel-International will be expected to travel, on average, 1 week each month, including international travel to APAC and Americas customer sites.