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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Head of Digital, Shipbuilding - **Company:** Anduril Industries - **Location:** Costa Mesa, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $260,000 - $345,000 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Business Systems, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Technology - **Published:** October 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9278902/head-of-digital-shipbuilding ## About the Role * BS/MS in Engineering, Computer Science, Economics or a related field or equivalent experience * Significant experience leading cross discipline software engineering teams executing across many disparate lines of effort in highly regulated industries. * Demonstrated experience in a modern, scaled manufacturing environment and familiarity with production system software (PLM, ERP, MES etc) * Demonstrated experience automating complex engineering workflows and implementing robust change management and observability infrastructure * Strong ability to synthesize customer objectives into engineering outcomes * Ability to work in a functional matrix organization * Designed * Built * Delivered experience * Willingness to travel when necessary * Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance, * Experience supporting digital infrastructure and proposal development that supports the United States Navy or Department of Defense. ## Description We are seeking a Head of Digital for Shipbuilding baed in Costa Mesa, CA that will be responsible for the design, development and implementation of Digital Infrastructure to enable programmatic, engineering, supply chain and shipbuilding qualification workflows that support the Maritime organization writ large. This Head of Digital will be responsible for collaborating with the Anduril Corporate Technology function to evolve a unified digital infrastructure strategy and will oversee resourcing, program management, and execution for all Digital Infrastructure contracts and contract line items across Maritime Heavy Metal organization. The role will maintain peak relationships with key partners who are also part of the digital thread, ensuring the right balance of partner technology, with our technology and driving Governance to ensure the overall prime position of Anduril on the Shipbuilding program is supported and driven from a digital core. The ideal candidate has proven experience building and maintaining complex Digital Infrastructure across multiple security domains and supporting multiple engineering disciplines (both hardware and software). As the Head of Digital you are directly responsible for ensuring that each Maritime program is equipped with the information technology required to successfully execute. You must demonstrate a history of successfully supporting complex portfolios of programs each with their own milestone schedule. Success in this role will require you to be an effective manager and a helpful collaborator. You will directly manage a team to implement the vision and will collaborate closely with many other Anduril teams such as, Classified IT, Business Systems, Information Security, and Physical Security. WHAT YOU'LL DO * Specify the Digital Infrastructure required to support execution on the Shipbuilding program and as a result drive the overall digital thread for all Maritime programs. * Manage the development, delivery, maintenance, and operations of Digital Infrastructure supporting Maritime programs. * Define a Digital Infrastructure vision and supporting roadmap that creates a competitive advantage for Maritime operations. * Ensure that all outgoing Maritime proposals properly articulate the Digital Infrastructure strategy, capability, and opportunity and then manage any Digital efforts on current and future Programs of Record., 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. 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