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Senior Technical Program Manager, Discovery
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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.
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Discovery team at Anduril is at the forefront of incubating and maturing high-potential, software-defined, AI-native offerings that meet the toughest, newest challenges across hardware, software, space, and cyber domains. We're the architects of mission autonomy and mesh networking, delivering scalable hardware solutions that meet some of the most urgent national security needs. By working hand-in-hand with elite teams in Perception, AI, Motion Planning, Hardware, Test Engineering, Space, Networking, and Vehicle hardware, we craft cutting-edge, end-to-end systems that redefine mission success.
ABOUT THE JOB
Anduril’s Discovery business line is seeking a talented Technical Program Manager to join our rapidly growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for shaping and delivering features and services critical to the next generation of air and missile defense systems. This role requires a unique blend of technical expertise, program management experience, customer focus and an understanding of the defense sector and military systems. You will work closely with engineering, product, business, and government stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions that meet the needs of our customers and partners.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Program Management: Align program roadmaps, manage timelines, and allocate resources to ensure successful delivery and production-quality. Balance competing priorities across multiple products and programs in a fast-paced, startup environment.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Serve as the primary liaison between engineering teams, product management, and external stakeholders—including defense contractors and government entities. Align cross-functional teams on their goals, dependencies, and deliverables. Drive effective communication and collaboration across distributed teams and locations.
- Technical Expertise: Understand the architecture, dependencies, and technical challenges of defense-related systems. Support engineering teams in resolving technical issues, making trade-offs to meet division objectives.
- Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks proactively, including technical, schedule, and compliance-related risks. Monitor dependencies, anticipate bottlenecks, and adjust plans as needed to maintain program momentum.
- Stakeholder Management: Manage relationships with key customers, partners, and government agencies, ensuring program alignment with contractual obligations and stakeholder expectations. Prepare and deliver clear program updates, technical briefs, and performance reports for internal and external audiences.
- Process Improvement: Implement and refine processes to enhance program execution and efficiency within a startup environment. Leverage best practices in program management while adapting to the unique challenges of the defense sector. Cultivate knowledge management repositories and CI/CD pipelines to build processes that result in production-quality engineering deliverables.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a Technical Program Manager, Product Manager, Engineering Manager, or Engineer for a commercial technology, aerospace, or defense company
- Strong technical background with familiarity in systems engineering, software development, and networking
- Proven client-facing technical program management and/or systems engineering experience
- Experience developing and driving engineering plans through Jira and other industry-standard tooling
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical issues into business-impact insights
- Ability to work within organizations with minimal structure and with minimal direction
- Proven track record in designing and implementing best practices that drive operational efficiency and sustainable growth
- Exceptional organizational and communication skills
- Willingness to travel as needed (up to 25%, depending on location)
- Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience building tracking solutions in Palantir Foundry
- Professional or relevant person experience integrating AI into personal or team workflows
- Experience guiding the delivery and operation of distributed systems, CI/CD pipelines, APIs, middleware, 3rd-party software developer experience initiatives, and/or modular system architectures
- Experience managing Test and Evaluation or continuous Quality Assurance of complex software programs
- Strong technical, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive decisions
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or an Engineering discipline
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
Benefits
At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.
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Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.
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Lead AI Solutions Engineer, AI Labs
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OVERVIEW
A thriving, mission-driven multimedia organization, NPR produces award-winning news, information, and music programming in partnership with hundreds of independent public radio stations across the nation. The NPR audience values information, creativity, curiosity, and social responsibility – and our employees do too. We are innovators and leaders in diverse fields, from journalism and digital media to IT and development. Every day, our employees and member stations touch the lives of millions worldwide.
Across our organization, we’re building a workplace where collaboration is essential, diverse voices are heard, and inclusion is the key to our success. We are committed to doing the right thing in our journalism and in every role at NPR. This means that integrity, adherence to our ethical standards, and compliance with legal obligations are fundamental responsibilities for every employee at NPR.
Intro to Position
The Lead AI Solutions Engineer, AI Labs, is a foundational role in building NPR's first Generative AI (GAI)-focused product development team. Reporting to the VP of AI Labs, this engineer will be responsible for the technical development and implementation of generative AI solutions. The core mission is to engineer systems that leverage GAI to enhance the quality and actionability of our content metadata, thereby directly supporting the organization's goals of improving content personalization and increasing editorial efficiency. This role involves hands-on work in integrating AI products into core NPR systems, ensuring solutions are scalable, align with ethical guidelines, and are built upon industry best practices. This is a critical opportunity to shape NPR's technical AI adoption and build a new, innovative function.
Responsibilities
- Engineering & Implementation: Design, develop, and deploy scalable Generative AI (GAI) solutions, focusing on enhancing content metadata quality and actionability to meet organizational objectives.
- Architecture & Technical Best Practices: Establish and champion technical best practices for Generative AI systems, including MLOps, RAG architectures, prompt engineering, and model evaluation, ensuring high-quality, maintainable code.
- Cross-functional Development: Collaborate closely with Product Managers, data scientists, software and infrastructure engineers, and relevant subject matter experts to translate product requirements and roadmaps into robust, production-ready AI systems.
- System Optimization & Performance: Implement data-driven methods, A/B testing, and performance monitoring to optimize the efficiency, scalability, and impact of AI models and pipelines.
- Technical Communication: Clearly articulate technical architectures, development progress, and engineering challenges to product and non-technical stakeholders.
- Responsible AI: Integrate ethical AI principles and compliance standards directly into the design and implementation of all AI products, in alignment with company policies.
- Technology Scouting: Research and evaluate emerging AI technologies, frameworks, and industry trends to drive continuous technical innovation within the AI Labs.
The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of required responsibilities, duties and skills. Other duties may be assigned, and this job description is subject to change at any time.
Minimum Qualifications
- 8+ years of professional experience in software development, data science, or machine learning engineering, with a focus on building and deploying production systems.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience working with generative AI, machine learning, or data products.
- Expert proficiency in Python and experience creating functional prototypes to validate technical feasibility and user flows.
- Demonstrable understanding and experience building products that leverage Large Language Models, RAG architectures, prompting, function calling, retrieval, vector databases, embeddings, fine-tuning, and model evaluation.
- Familiarity with building and integrating MCP servers and agentic workflows.
- Background in creating QA systems for AI processes and development.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to clearly articulate technical architectures and challenges to product and non-technical stakeholders.
- A collaborative and respectful approach to work and an ability to adapt quickly to change.
- A deep commitment to the mission of NPR and to the responsible implementation of Generative AI technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience designing and building highly scalable, production-grade AI/ML pipelines and services.
- Proficiency with cloud platforms, particularly AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and MLOps tools, particularly MLFlow and Vertex AI.
- Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD and enterprise infrastructure-as-code.
- Experience working in media organizations and an understanding of media delivery systems.
Work Location & Requirements
- Hybrid Permitted: This is a hybrid permitted role. Some aspects of this role require duties better performed at an NPR facility. The employee will be required to be in the office at the Washington, D.C. location at least two days a week. The employee must also reside in an NPR-supported location (D.C., MD, or VA).
Job Type
- This is a full-time, exempt position.
Compensation
Salary Range: The U.S. based anticipated salary range for this opportunity is $187,000 - $208,000 plus benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salaries NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations.
NPR Benefits: NPR offers access to comprehensive benefits for employees and dependents. Regular, full-time employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week are eligible to enroll in NPR’s benefits options. Benefits include access to health and wellness, paid time off, and financial well-being. Plan options include medical, dental, vision, life/ accidental death and dismemberment, long-term disability, short-term disability, and voluntary retirement savings to all eligible NPR employees.
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NPR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. NPR is committed to being an inclusive workplace that welcomes diverse and unique perspectives, all working toward the same goal – to create a more informed public. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, lactation, and reproductive health decisions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender status, gender non-conforming status, intersex status, sexual stereotypes, nationality, citizenship status, personal appearance, marital status, family status, family responsibilities, military status, veteran status, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, genetic characteristics of yourself or a family member, political views and affiliation, unemployment status, protective order status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other basis prohibited under applicable law.
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Construction and Engineer, Program Design Specialist, DOS PM/SA
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Dexis is a dynamic professional services firm dedicated to partnering with government and community leaders both in the U.S. and internationally to achieve critical social outcomes in a rapidly changing world.
At Dexis, you will experience a corporate culture of inclusiveness, respect, fairness, and trust. You will be given the means and mentorship needed to succeed, and your creativity will be rewarded.
About the Position
Dexis is recruiting a highly qualified Construction and Engineer, Program Design Specialist to provide embedded operational support to the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Security Assistance (PM/SA). The Specialist will serve as a core member of the PM/SA support team and will support the quality assurance and effective delivery of large-scale engineering and construction projects, including base camps, airfields, utilities, and other mission-critical installations.
This role supports program design, engineering oversight, monitoring and evaluation, cost and schedule control, and risk management to ensure projects are delivered cost-effectively, on schedule, and in compliance with all applicable codes, standards, and U.S. Government requirements, under Government direction.
This position is based onsite in Washington, DC and is contingent upon contract award. U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance are required. The selected candidate may begin work with an interim Secret clearance. Occasional domestic and international travel may be required for short-term technical assistance assignments.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support risk management, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and engineering assessments for complex construction programs.
- Oversee and advise on program design, including Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build methodologies, remote-site construction, and partner-nation capacity support.
- Conduct technical evaluations, develop Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs), and support the development of Statements of Work (SOWs) and Performance Work Statements (PWSs).
- Ensure quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) and code compliance (e.g., International Building Code, National Fire Protection Association, and National Electric Code) across multiple concurrent projects.
- Provide expert oversight of schedule and cost control, risk and performance management, and multi-project coordination with diverse stakeholders.
- Support the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks tailored to construction and infrastructure programs.
- Advise on overseas infrastructure delivery, ensuring alignment with U.S. Government standards and host-nation requirements.
- Prepare and present reports, briefings, and recommendations to senior leadership and interagency partners.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related field.
- At least 8–10 years of progressively responsible experience leading complex U.S. Government task orders, major capital projects, and overseas infrastructure programs.
- Demonstrated expertise in:
- Program design and construction program management
- Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for construction projects
- Risk and performance management
- Schedule and cost control
- Technical evaluations and IGCE development
- SOW/PWS writing and requirements definition
- Overseas infrastructure delivery
- QA/QC and code compliance
- Multi-project oversight and stakeholder coordination
- Strong leadership and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple large-scale projects simultaneously.
- In-depth knowledge of U.S. Government construction standards, regulations, and procurement processes.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear, concise reports and briefings.
- Proven ability to work effectively in cross-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Proficiency in risk management, M&E methodologies, and engineering assessments.
- U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance (interim acceptable).
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience supporting PM/SA.
- Advanced degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related field.
Dexis is on a mission to help solve today’s most pressing global political, social, and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee, you will be challenged, empowered, and mentored. Our motto is “find a way or make a way” — that’s how Dexis goes “all in.” How will you?
If you are passionate about this opportunity, apply now!
Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview.
Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability, age, genetic information, military service, veteran status, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, childbirth and related medical conditions, including lactation, or any other protected class under applicable law.
As part of a competitive benefits package for eligible employees, Dexis provides healthcare insurance in addition to other staff welfare benefits and perks.
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