PLM Systems Technical Program Manager

About the role

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company dedicated to transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. We bring together the expertise, technology, and business models of today’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, aiming to accelerate the development and deployment of cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technologies.

Responsibilities

• You don't just know how to use the tools—you know the tips, tricks, and workarounds that make engineers 10x more productive
• You get energy from helping others succeed and light up when someone has that "aha moment" during training
• You create training content that people actually want to use because it's clear, practical, and solves real problems
• You form recommendations based on deep experimentation and hands-on testing, not just what the manual says
• When you discover a better way, you change course quickly and update your recommendations without ego
• You seek feedback from users and iterate on your processes based on real-world results
• You understand how data moves through our various downstream systems and optimize data flow
• You are able to identify overlapping capabilities and optimize for global organization
• You will work with a high-functioning team of engineers in various cross functional teams with an emphasis on identifying and finishing business-critical projects
• You will help troubleshoot technical issues including those related with deployment, configuration and ongoing support

Required Characteristics

• Bias for Action - asks for forgiveness, not permission, and hates the idea of waiting around to be told what to do
• Outcome-Oriented - determines what benefits the business needs and works backwards from those outcomes. They care about if the business actually got value from their product, not if it was just made to specification
• Customer Focused - displays user empathy to boost engagement and build experiences that delight
• Strong Product Sense - knows when in the product’s lifecycle to focus on optimizing the end user experience and when to focus on enterprise-level functionality
• Dive Deep - sweat the details and roll up their sleeves to uncover the root causes for systemic issues, be it technical shortfalls or lack of user comprehension of a product
• Ownership - cares deeply not just about their products, but for all the business outcomes that their systems support as well, holding themselves accountable for everything it both does and fails to do
• Agility - changes directions easily and without regret, quickly adapting to shifting business priorities
• First Principles Thinking - approach problems and develop solutions not based on what a vendor recommends or because it’s how they did things at their last job, but from a deep appreciation of what is best for the enterprise

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a design engineering role building products, ideally in a fast-paced environment
• Holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems Engineering or related technical field (or equivalent education/work experience)
• Prioritizes solutions that deliver immediate value to engineers over perfect but complex approaches
• Understands that adoption is as important as capability—the best process is the one people actually use
• Deep expertise in at least one engineering discipline and its associated tool stack (CAD, CAE, PLM, or discipline-specific applications)
• Proven ability to troubleshoot technical issues and find practical solutions

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience using a wide array of engineering design tools across multiple disciplines
• Training, instructional design, or technical education experience
• Basic knowledge of scripting, automation, or tool customization
• Understanding of data flow between engineering systems (CAD, PLM, ERP, MES)
• Experience in startup, defense, aerospace, or high-growth manufacturing environments
• Background supporting cross-functional engineering teams in complex product development
• Knowledge of process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, Agile)

Pay

$129,000 - $171,000 USD

Schedule

N/A