CareerPlan

Deployment Lead, Air Defense, SOCOM

Irvine, CA (OC-62)Full-time$112k–$154k2026-11-03 → 2026-11-10
Security clearance required

Core

Lead the deployment, installation, testing, and sustainment of Anduril's Air Defense Family of Systems for U.S. SOCOM customers in challenging operational environments worldwide.

Role type

Senior Mission Operations Deployment Lead

Builds

Networked sensors and effectors for air defense against UAS threats

Domain

Defense / National Security / Air Defense

Required skills

Project management, deployment planning and execution, relationship management, mission expertise, product expertise, documentation creation, team leadership, technical translation, multi-project management

Preferred skills

Experience in defense/national security/aerospace, creative problem-solving, ability to travel up to 50% including overseas and hazard zones

Technologies

Lattice OS, sensor fusion, networking, computer vision, AI

Responsibilities

Orchestrate cross-functional teams for site installations, test exercises, demonstrations, and training; manage deployment lifecycle from site survey to sustainment; build trust with customers and partners; translate customer mission requirements to engineers; forecast system performance against threat profiles

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC