Program Operations, Maritime - Heavy Metal

Washington · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 146,000-194,000 · 3+ years experience · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Oct 2, 2026

At a glance

We are looking for a Program Operations lead to join the Heavy Metal team within Anduril's Maritime Division.
In this role you will be the operational right hand to the Program Manager for a new platform and serve as the connective tissue across Finance (EVMS), Stakeholder Integration, Supply Chain, Workforce Development, and Facilities.
This is a hybrid role by design, balancing program-facing execution on cost and schedule with division operations and strategic initiatives.

Serve as the operational backbone for the product Program Manager, coordinating across the program's core AoRs so that the program can scale and meet its deliverables.
Support Stakeholder Integration across a demanding external environment and key internal contributors by preparing briefing materials, tracking commitments, and closing loops.
Work alongside Supply Chain to translate procurement and vendor performance data into program-level risk pictures, surfacing long-lead exposure, sole-source concentrations, and supplier ramp risk.
Partner with Workforce Development on the hiring, training, and skillset scaling plan required to man a program growing at an exponential rate.
Support Facilities as a program dependency by connecting facility milestones, capital deployment, and production readiness.
Lead strategic initiatives and special projects on behalf of the Program Manager and Heavy Metal leadership.
Support the corporate planning cycle for the program by helping build and monitor performance against goals, financial plans, and headcount plans.
Onboard new team members and help stand up the internal operating cadence including all-hands, business reviews, and division-wide events.

3+ years of experience in some combination of program operations, consulting, corporate strategy, finance, defense/aerospace program management, or general business analysis.
Strong outcome orientation, high humility, and comfort doing unglamorous work of running a large program with high ownership and low ego.
Ability to translate operational problems into data problems and execute on them.
Tactical as well as strategic approach with the ability to spend time in the yard, in the data, and in the details.
Discerning and fast learner capable of moving between finance, supply chain, workforce, and construction fluently.
Willing and able to be based in Washington, D.C. area with regular travel to Costa Mesa, CA and other Anduril sites.
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.

Typically 5+ years of experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/work experience.
Exposure to Earned Value Management (EVMS) as a practitioner, auditor, or program leader.
Prior experience inside a shipbuilding, heavy-manufacturing, aerospace, or large defense program, especially navigating U.S. Navy or prime shipbuilder relationships.
Experience standing up an operating cadence for a fast-growing team or program.
Comfort working across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and workforce functions simultaneously.

Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
Comprehensive, competitive benefits package supporting health, recovery, and other needs

Hybrid role by design.
Based in Washington, D.C. area with regular travel to Costa Mesa, CA and other Anduril sites.