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Radio Frequency Lab Operations Manager

Radio Frequency Lab Operations Manager

CompanyAnduril
LocationNewport Beach, CA, USA
Salary$132000 – $198000
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelExpert or higher

Requirements

  • Minimum of 10+ years experience as a Program Manager, Control Account Manager(CAM), or Lab Manager, or Engineer.
  • A strong familiarity with robotics or computer vision systems and their architecture preferred
  • Solid technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, software development lifecycle, challenges and risks; ability to work closely and effectively with engineering teams.
  • Experience working in a rapidly iterating test environment with high levels of integration with software development teams
  • Strong experience in project management; practical familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and ability to apply them where best suited
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

  • Manage, unblock, and accelerate cross-team projects spanning multiple functional teams and cross-functional initiatives. Instill an efficient project management mindset and workflow across the teams.
  • Identify and resolve systemic execution issues across the team or group that require broader initiatives to resolve.
  • Coordinate with management and detailed design teams to plan, coordinate, and manage lab (physical) resources.
  • Test equipment planning, utilization tracking, coordination, and calibration. Manage and maintain test equipment procurement and/or rentals.
  • Oversee day to day operations of the lab, ensuring resources, equipment, and workspaces are organized and functional
  • Develop and implement efficient lab workflows and Maintain safety standards (ex. ESD compliance)
  • Collaborate closely with other partner teams, such as hardware, product, and test operations as needed.
  • Remove obstacles to drive clarity and progress, identify gaps in communication or schedule, manage issue escalations and provide support to teams balancing competing priorities, and drive results proactively.
  • Demonstrate high ownership on all pieces of work; become a trusted partner to Anduril’s engineers
  • Coordinate and execute frequent test events involving various levels of software and hardware, from full-software and hardware-in-the-loop simulations at Anduril HQ to flight test events and demonstrations at test sites.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in managing lab assets and operations management.
  • Ability to work within organizations with minimal structure and with minimal direction
  • Experience in rolling out potentially disruptive organizational process changes
  • Experience with creating communication plans for various levels of stakeholders
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong technical, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive decisions
  • Experience with tools like JIRA and Confluence
  • Professional certifications such as PMP
  • Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering discipline