At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Perth · Sydney, AUS (SYD-01)
About the role
- The Mission Analyst serves as Anduril’s tactical-level interface with military operators and planners employing autonomous maritime systems.
- This is a field-oriented role embedded in the customer environment, involving deployment on exercises, training delivery, and mission planning support.
- The position is based in Sydney, Australia and requires regular travel to customer sites, exercises, and operations.
Responsibilities
- Support development of mission plans for exercises, demonstrations, operational test and evaluation, and operational employment
- Provide tactical advice to customer planners on system capabilities, limitations, and employment options
- Develop and maintain tactical procedures, checklists, planning aids, and quick-reference materials
- Contribute to the development and refinement of Concepts of Employment (CONEMP) and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs)
- Support the training organisation in the delivery of operator training, including preparation of training materials and subject matter support during course delivery
- Provide operational mentoring and tactical coaching to operators during exercises and employment activities
- Plan and execute Anduril’s operational contribution to exercises and demonstrations
- Capture user feedback on system performance, usability, and employment concepts and translate it into actionable input for engineering and product teams
- Identify gaps in procedures, training, or system capability from the operator’s perspective and advocate for the user within Anduril
- Ensure operating procedures and training content reflect current employment concepts and real-world operational patterns
Requirements
- Experience in operational planning, mission analysis, capability development, or a related field such as defence, aviation, mining, or complex logistics
- Demonstrated ability to work at the tactical level — translating system capabilities into practical employment options
- Experience delivering training, instruction, or coaching in a Defence or technical context
- Strong interpersonal skills — able to build trust with military operators and planners as a credible peer
- Comfortable working autonomously in a customer environment with minimal direction
- Ability to translate complex system capabilities into clear operational language that users can act on
- Strong written communication — able to produce tactical procedures, planning aids, and operational reports
- Eligible to obtain and maintain a Negative Vetting Level 2 (NV2) security clearance
Preferred qualifications
- Military background with operational experience in a maritime environment (submarine, surface warfare, mine countermeasures, or equivalent)
- Experience with autonomous systems, unmanned platforms, or emerging military technology
- Experience in a Defence industry customer-facing role
- Knowledge of undersea warfare and maritime warfare concepts
- Understanding of Defence acquisition processes
- Experience contributing to Concept of Operations (CONOPS), CONEMP, or TTP development
- Experience with operational test and evaluation, exercise planning, or wargaming
Benefits
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package supported at little to no cost to employees
Workplace
- Role requires regular travel to customer sites, exercises, and operations.
Skills
- Lattice OS
