- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- IrvineCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Product
- Posted
- Jun 30, 2026
- Salary
- $191,000–$253,000 a year
Staff Technical Program Manager, Sentry Maneuver Systems
Job description
The Sentry product family delivers autonomous force protection capabilities across defense, border security, and critical infrastructure missions. While our fixed-site platforms provide persistent domain awareness, the next generation of Sentry expands these capabilities onto mobile, maneuverable, and expeditionary platforms. The Sentry Maneuver Systems team develops these next-generation platforms by integrating vehicle systems, robotics, autonomy, sensing, communications, power systems, and mission payloads into rapidly deployable capabilities.
We’re seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager to lead development of Anduril’s Sentry Maneuver Systems platform.
Job responsibilities
- Lead technical execution for the Mobile Sentry platform and related Sentry Maneuver Systems initiatives.\
- Drive hardware development from concept through prototype, system integration, validation, production readiness, manufacturing, and deployment.
- Partner closely with Product Managers, the Lead Platform Architect, and Chief Engineers to align platform architecture, technical execution, and product roadmaps.
- Collaborate with Counter-Intrusion, Air Defense, Maritime, and other business line stakeholders to develop shared platform capabilities that address evolving mission requirements.
- Coordinate execution across Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Software, Autonomy, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Reliability, Test, Quality, Product Management, and Platform…
- Establish integrated development plans, technical milestones, and execution strategies across multiple concurrent development efforts.
- Lead complex system integration activities spanning vehicle platforms, chassis, sensors, communications, compute, power systems, autonomy hardware, and mission payloads.
- Drive engineering readiness through design reviews, prototype builds, qualification testing, manufacturing readiness, and production ramp.
Job requirements
- 8-10+ years leading complex hardware product development programs.
- Demonstrated success delivering sophisticated electromechanical systems from concept through production.
- Experience leading highly cross-functional engineering efforts spanning multiple hardware and software disciplines.
- Strong understanding of systems integration, hardware development, manufacturing, validation, qualification, and production readiness.
- Experience driving execution across multiple engineering organizations without direct management authority.
- Proven ability to influence technical decisions and align diverse stakeholders around common objectives.
- Experience partnering with suppliers, manufacturing organizations, and production teams throughout the product lifecycle.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and executive stakeholders.
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