Senior Software Product Manager, Strategic Defense

<div class="content-intro"><p>Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.</p></div><h3>ABOUT THE TEAM</h3> <p>The Strategic Defense team at Anduril is at the forefront of incubating and maturing AI-native offerings for the integrated air and missile defense domain. We're the architects of mission autonomy and resilient mesh architectures, delivering scalable software solutions that meet some of the most urgent national security needs. By working hand-in-hand with elite teams in AI, Edge Hardware, Space Solutions, Networking, and Test Engineering we craft cutting-edge, end-to-end systems that redefine mission success for major strategic capabilities.</p> <h3>ABOUT THE JOB</h3> <p>Anduril’s Strategic Defense business line is seeking a talented Product Manager to join our rapidly growing team in Washington, DC or Seattle, WA. In this role, you will be responsible for shaping and delivering features and services critical to the next generation of autonomous air and missile defense systems. You will develop domain expertise and perform thorough discovery to devise innovative autonomy capabilities ready to meet unprecedented defense needs. These capabilities will be robust, reliable, and controlled, while appropriately leveraging the latest in AI/ML technologies and rigorous approaches to AI safety. If you are someone who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, is comfortable owning execution end-to-end without a dedicated program manager, and has a passion for contributing to national security, then this role is for you!</p> <h4>WHAT YOU'LL DO</h4> <ul> <li>Own the product roadmap for key autonomy capabilities with attention to both backend services and interfaces supporting UI-based oversight, explainability, and control. You will translate high-level strategic objectives and urgent warfighter needs into detailed, actionable product roadmaps and specifications.</li> <li>Define autonomy behavior and the human-machine interfaces for it — decision authority, operator overrides, engagement constraints, and the safety and controls guardrails that govern automated decision-making.</li> <li>Support software execution for this capability in conjunction with engineering: sequence workstreams, surface and resolve cross-team dependencies and blockers, track delivery against plan, and hold engineering, test, and program stakeholders accountable to schedule.</li> <li>Proactively communicate roadmaps, execution status, and goals to stakeholders and manage expectations of delivery. Escalate large trade offs and necessary decision points as needed.</li> <li>Operate as the owner of the autonomy capability area. Work with business development, proposal, marketing, and compliance leads to communicate product capabilities externally. Participate in large-scale customer exercises and demonstrations.</li> <li>Work hands-on to deliver new capabilities across the lifecycle of the product, from initial release and onboarding, through day-to-day improvements. Validate and experiment along the way, acting as the voice of the user throughout.</li> <li>Work in coordination with engineering and test stakeholders to define