Technical Operations Engineer, Launched Effects

About the role

The Tactical Recon & Strike (TRS) team at Anduril is seeking a Technical Operations Engineer for the Altius program. This position involves supporting military operations, deploying products to austere locations, and working alongside customers.

Responsibilities

• Support military operations by executing flight operations, conducting field maintenance, providing customer field support and training.
• Deploy our products to austere locations and work alongside our customers for extended periods of time.
• Tackle complex issues related to hardware, software, and networking in unstructured situations, driving them to resolution.
• Communicate field issue status to internal and customer teams, keeping them informed.
• Support the development and implementation of comprehensive operational and logistical plans for various events.
• Ensure high availability and performance of aerial systems.
• Maintain support plans for hardware and software.
• Aid in event planning and resource allocation, keeping key stakeholders informed about Technical Operations requirements.
• Conduct incident response root-cause analyses (RCAs) for air systems in the field.
• Conduct post-incident reviews and implement preventive measures.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in technical field operations, deployment execution, or similar hands-on operational roles.
• Proven ability to master a technical system and support it in austere environments; demonstrate deep subject matter expertise and trusted track record of impact.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills; able to resolve complex, non-routine issues at the interface of hardware, software, and networking.
• Excellent communication skills; comfortable leading technical discussions and explaining complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to train peers or customers on the operation of a product.
• Proven capability to mentor and develop team members.
• Experience performing data-driven root cause analysis and troubleshooting on complex system.
• Willingness to travel up to 80% domestically and internationally, including to austere field environments.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret or Top Secret security clearance and support operations involving sensitive materials.
• Willingness to work with energetics material (warheads).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain 14 CFR Part 107 and 14 CFR 61 Ground School.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a FAA Class II Medical.
• Ability to meet health and medical requirements in advance of deployments in accordance with DFARS 252.225-7040, DoDI 3020.41, and/or any additional requirements outlined by region or supporting force, as applicable.
• Must be willing to relocate, if not already local, to Atlanta, GA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technology, or related technical field.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix OS; comfortable obtaining data from software platforms using command-line tools.
• Proficiency with work order management systems (e.g., JIRA, Foundry, Odoo) and configuration control processes.
• Strong understanding of networking, antenna concepts, and spectrum analysis.
• Experience developing operational and logistics plans for moving people and equipment over long distances.
• Prior military or overseas contracting experience.

Skills

• Technical field operations experience.
• Deployment execution experience.
• Field maintenance and support.
• Customer field support and training.
• Complex issue resolution.
• Communication and training skills.
• Data-driven root cause analysis and troubleshooting.
• Operational and logistical planning.
• Incident response and RCA.
• Documentation maintenance.

Benefits

Anduril offers a highly competitive salary range of $98,000—$129,000 USD, with highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers. Additional benefits include:

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package.
• Free pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening.

Pay

$98,000—$129,000 USD

Schedule

N/A