Warfighting Capability Analyst, Maritime

Anduril · Maritime & Maneuver Dominance : Maritime US Engineering

Pay: $166,000–$220,000/yr
Where: Costa Mesa, California, United States
Posted: Jun 12

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.

What you'd do

Conduct mission analysis to identify operational problems, capability gaps, and opportunities for differentiated product or system employment
Develop and refine concepts of operation, concepts of employment, operational vignettes, mission threads, and use cases for current and future systems
Analyze threat environments, customer missions, force structure, operational constraints, and campaign-level context to inform capability development
Define measures of effectiveness, measures of performance, and operational value propositions for proposed capabilities
Support product, growth, and engineering teams by translating customer needs and mission problems into capability priorities and defensible requirements
Build clear, decision-oriented briefings, white papers, narratives, and analytic products for internal executives, customers, and external stakeholders
Support capture, strategy, and business development efforts by articulating how company capabilities solve specific operational problems
Compare alternative capability approaches and assess trade-offs in mission utility, feasibility, scalability, cost, survivability, and operational relevance
Partner with systems analysts, engineers, operators, and business-line leaders to ensure technical solutions remain anchored to real warfighting needs
Contribute to internal capability roadmaps, investment priorities, campaign analyses, and product-market fit assessments in defense contexts

What they want

Experience in operational analysis, military planning, capability development, defense strategy, mission engineering, military operations, intelligence analysis, or a related field
Ability to decompose ambiguous operational problems into structured analytic questions and actionable recommendations
Strong understanding of military missions, operational concepts, threat-informed planning, and the relationship between technology and warfighting outcomes
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce executive-level briefings and clear analytic narratives
Ability to work across technical, operational, and business stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
Strong judgment, intellectual curiosity, and comfort operating with incomplete information
Ability to translate between customer language, operational need, product strategy, and engineering implications
Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

What you get

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About Anduril · Maritime & Maneuver Dominance : Maritime US Engineering

Anduril is a defense technology company, bringing Silicon Valley talent and funding to the defense sector. Our technology helps our customers solve their toughest challenges by enabling them to make better, more informed decisions in life-and-death situations. We've assembled a diverse team of experts in artificial intelligence, computer vision, sensor fusion, optics, and data analysis to create software and hardware solutions that radically evolve the defense capabilities of the United States a…