Hiring: Associate Director, Army Mission Operations Company: Anduril Industries Location: Seattle, WA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:10:27 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, Change Management, Computer Vision, Defense Industry, Program Management, Secret Clearance About the job Experience: •15+ years of experience working with or within the DoD and Intelligence Community Required Skills: •Drive NGC2 engagement from the top-down •Prepare the battlespace for Army formations receiving NGC2. Validate or redefine Anduril delivery assumptions and ensure customer org structures support NGC2 as a priority •Cultivate senior leader advocacy and institutional adoption of NGC2 across Army formations •Create and operationalize a repeatable technology adoption model across Army formations. Evangelize lessons learned from previous customers with new customers early •Develop mid-term (6-month) NGC2 product roadmaps based on operational leadership priorities. Identify priority applications, features, and integrations and populate product roadmap ahead of fielding or equipping •Identify efficiencies and opportunities in NGC2 product integration across software, transport, and compute layers based on identified Warfighting needs •Identify and facilitate first party Anduril product adoption within Army formations. Cultivate customer champions for NGC2 •Step in as senior Anduril leader for escalation or deescalation when executive leadership engagement is required Qualifications: •12-15+ years of experience working with or within the DoD and Intelligence Community •Bachelor's degree or higher •A bias towards rapid delivery and iteration, extreme ownership, and strong opinions with low ego •Strong aptitude for problem solving in unstructured situations at the interface of hardware, software, and networking. Ability to drive challenging and vague technical problems to clarity and resolution •Strong executive communication and relationship-building skills across government and industry stakeholders •Demonstrated capacity to work independently in austere environments with minimal direct supervision •Must be willing to travel 50%+ •Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret clearance •Graduate of Command and Staff or War College •Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM field Compensation: •$191,000 - $239,000 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!