Head of Mission Operations, Intelligence SystemsNew$243K

Anduril Industries
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The opportunity

Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and products for Intelligence Community (IC) customers. We work within the IC to understand their requirements, shape their concepts of operation, and deliver…

What you'll do

  • Build & Lead the Team: Recruit, develop, and manage a team of Mission Operations Engineers. Set clear expectations, drive accountability, and foster a high-performance culture rooted in mission focus and operational excellence.

  • Define the Mission Ops Playbook: Establish scalable frameworks for system deployment, integration, operator training, and ongoing field support — turning what has been ad hoc execution into a repeatable, measurable discipline.

  • Own Deployment & Operational Readiness: Oversee the technical configuration, deployment, and integration of systems across multiple programs, ensuring every site reaches full operational capability on time and to standard.

  • Drive Operator Adoption & Training Strategy: Design and standardize training curricula for military, security, and tactical operators — ensuring consistency and quality as the team and customer base scale.

  • Serve as the Voice of the Field: Aggregate operational feedback, deployment lessons learned, and real-world user requirements to influence product roadmap priorities and engineering investments.

  • Build Strategic Customer Relationships: Develop and maintain trusted relationships with senior military officers, IC stakeholders, and program leadership to drive adoption, uncover future mission needs, and shape account strategy.

What they're looking for

  • Prior military service (tactical ops, signals, intelligence, or C2) with leadership experience.
  • Track record of standing up or significantly scaling a field operations,: mission support, or deployment function from early stage to mature operation.
  • Experience designing and institutionalizing operator training programs at scale.
  • Degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.