Director of Advanced Capabilities
$220,000–$292,000 year
On-site · Washington, District of Columbia, United States or Costa Mesa, California, United States
Job Summary
Director of Advanced Capabilities, Costa Mesa, CA or Washington, DC. Lead a team that defines warfighting capability analysis, CONOPS, and employment strategies for Anduril's autonomous maritime systems; distill operational research into clear capability needs for engineering teams; conduct forward-looking threat studies; serve as chief translator and briefer to customers; collaborate cross-functionally with maritime leadership; manage and grow a global team of warfighting capability analysts; define integrated effects across sub-surface, surface, air, and joint domains.
Required Qualifications
- Exceptional Leadership & Gravitas: Proven ability to command a room, build trust, and communicate complex concepts to stakeholders ranging from software engineers to 4-star Admirals.
- Strategic & Analytical Experience: 10+ years of experience in defense strategy, operational planning, operational analysis, systems engineering or related technical fields.
- Technical Literacy: Strong grasp of analysis, modeling and simulation (M&S) tools, or operational research methodologies.
- Defense Ecosystem Knowledge: Deep understanding of Joint and naval warfare, the maritime domain, and the defense acquisition lifecycle.
- Deep analytical experience: Demonstrated experience building or leading a modeling, simulation, and wargaming capability — constructive simulation, operational analysis, and campaign/mission modeling — with the ability to defend methodology and assumptions to both engineering and senior operational audiences.
- Autonomy: Deep understanding of autonomous and collaboratively autonomous systems, manned-unmanned teaming, and integrated cross-domain (joint) effects — with the ability to translate the operational advantages of scale, attritability, and software-defined autonomy into warfighting concepts.
- Education: Degree or Post Grad degree in Operations Research and Statistics.
- Security Clearance: Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
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