Warfighting Capability Analyst, Maritime
Anduril Industries
- Costa Mesa, California, United States
- Onsite
- $166,000 - $220,000 a year
- Posted Jun 12, 2026
Job description
About the role
The Warfighting Capability Analyst translates customer operational problems and threat‑informed scenarios into structured capability gaps, concepts of employment and requirements, acting as a bridge between warfighters, product, engineering and business teams to guide product strategy and prioritization for unmanned systems.
About the company
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds AI‑powered systems such as Lattice OS to give U.S. and allied militaries advanced autonomy, computer vision, sensor fusion and networking, aiming to deliver new capabilities in months rather than years.
Requirements
- 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
- Prior military, DoD, defense industry, intelligence community, operational test, campaign analysis, or warfighting development experience
- Experience supporting maritime, undersea, autonomous systems, air, surface, C2, ISR, fires, logistics, or other operational mission areas
- Familiarity with CONOPS development, campaign analysis, wargaming, modeling and simulation, operational test, requirements development, or capability portfolio management
- Experience working directly with government customers, senior military leaders, product teams, or engineering organizations
- Experience with both qualitative and quantitative analysis
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance