Senior Advisor, Human-Machine Teaming

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead Operational Data Collection & Field Research: Design and execute structured qualitative and quantitative field research protocols to capture operator experiences, cognitive load, trust dynamics, and human-machine…
• Frontline Operational & Training Insights: Embed alongside customer units and Anduril field teams globally to capture ground-truth operational feedback, identifying friction points in doctrine, system utilization, and…
• Inform Training & Product Architecture: Translate operational data into actionable requirements for training curriculum developers, UX/UI designers, and software/hardware product managers to iteratively refine Lattice…
• Publish White Papers & Thought Leadership: Synthesize empirical operational findings into rigorous internal analyses and public-facing white papers, driving military doctrine development, CONOPs modernization, and…
• Lead Internal Communications for Global Train & Advise: Own and streamline operational knowledge transfer across the global Train & Advise footprint.
• Bridge Operational Rigor and Academic Defense Science: (SOF/Academic Aligned) Develop operational frameworks that translate intuitive warfighter behaviors into empirically measurable data points, validating new CONOPs…
• Engage Defense & Research Ecosystems: (SOF/Academic Aligned) Interface with key stakeholders across defense science, research labs, military experimentation offices (e.g., DARPA, DIU, Warfighting Labs), and academic…

Job requirements

• Operational Credibility: Demonstrated operational credibility with substantial experience working with or as part of Special Operations Forces (SOF) or specialized expeditionary units involving distributed operations,…
• Academic Research Focus: Master’s degree or Ph.D. (or equivalent demonstrated publication track record) in Security Studies, Defense Analysis, Cognitive Science, Military Science, Human Systems Integration (HSI), or a…
• Methodological Fluency: Demonstrated experience designing mixed-method research frameworks (structured interviews, ethnographic observation, cognitive workload evaluation, operational telemetry correlation) in austere…
• Exceptional Communication & Authorship: Proven track record of authoring white papers, field studies, or peer-reviewed operational analyses that bridge deeply technical concepts and real-world military tactics.
• Cross-Functional Fluency: Ability to speak the native language of both the forward tactical operator (SOF/infantry/operators) and Silicon Valley software/hardware engineers.
• Flexibility & Travel: Willingness to travel up to 50% globally, embedding in tactical test ranges, partner nation training sites, and forward operating environments.
• Clearance: Must possess an active U.S. Secret clearance (Top Secret / SCI preferred or eligible).
• Prior experience evaluating or designing curriculum for un-crewed platforms (sUAS, C-UAS, UUVs, or counter-autonomous systems).