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Anduril

Robot type
Drone · Defense
Location
Costa MesaCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Artificial Intelligence
Posted
Sep 23, 2026
Salary
$130,000–$180,000 a year
Full-time

Subcontract Manager, Advanced Effects

Job description

The Supply Chain team has a valuable impact for Anduril's business and mission, responsible for supporting and scaling our production and business growth. The Subcontracts Manager drives the major subcontractor developments for Anduril's current and future programs by collaborating with engineering, quality, manufacturing, legal, and suppliers to ensure complex negotiations and proposals are navigated to success from RFP to contract signature and delivery. This will require a breadth of understanding of both supply chain and government acquisition practices, especially FAR/DFARs compliance, the ability to work across teams seamlessly, and having extreme ownership.

Job responsibilities

  • Own the RFP process, manage proposal evaluation, negotiation, award, execution, administration and closeout phases
  • Work cross functionally with program management, technical, legal, proposal teams, contract managers, and procurement teams to lead subcontracts from end-to-end
  • Drive clear and detailed Statement of Work (SOW) generation in support of various divisions
  • Manage SOW content and Subcontract Data Requirements Lists (SDRL)s to be consistent with the negotiated subcontract technical scope
  • Monitor the performance of the subcontractor, perform product acceptance, support source selection for managing suppliers, and review of subcontractor documents/deliverables
  • Lead subcontract proposal and award process. Review subcontractor’s proposal and negotiate price, terms, deliverables, and dates while generating required FAR/DFARs documentation.
  • Perform cost and schedule variance investigations
  • Experience coordinating with contracts and PM team during a Prime proposal effort on flowdowns, proposal schedule and generating evaluation documentation for subcontracts in support of a proposal/capture effort.

Job requirements

  • Bachelor degree in law, accounting/finance, business, supply chain management or related compliance field
  • 5+ years of experience in multi-discipline programs managing high complexity, full-life cycle subcontracts
  • Strong understanding of FAR/DFAR, CAS, and ITAR compliance
  • Experience evaluating subcontractor performance and deliverables
  • Ability to relocate, if not already local, to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance
  • Strong understanding of government contracts and cost accounting standards.
  • Self-starter with a bias toward action and problem solving

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