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 Job
As a key member of Anduril's recruiting team, you will be responsible for the company's talent management as we continue to rapidly grow. Your work will be hands-on and involve collaborating with Supply Chain leaders to define the hiring needs of the company. To achieve this, you will be given the autonomy and tools to execute on our strategy to build and develop Anduril's world class team. We are looking for someone who can handle every aspect of recruiting and is excited to be part of small team where no task is too big or too small.
This role will be hybrid in Costa Mesa, CA. This is a 6 to 12 month contract, with the opportunity to be converted to a permanent employee.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Act as a subject matter expert in prospecting techniques and tools used for information retrieval, data extraction, web-scraping, continuous process improvement, process automation, and candidate management
- Own and drive hiring strategy, providing effective and clear communication and reporting
- Conduct interviews of potential candidates, demonstrating ability to anticipate hiring manager preferences through high interview-to-offer ratios
- Engage and source passive candidates using Linkedin Recruiter, Boolean strings, referrals and SOBO campaigns
- Drive diverse talent into the organization ensuring a positive candidate experience at every touchpoint
- Build talent maps to generate market insights to inform your engagement strategy
- Represent the company's brand and recruiting team internally and externally
- Leverage internal resources to build strategy around selling our value proposition
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years experience as a full-cycle recruiter engaging top tier talent
- Experience working with higher level leaders and stakeholder, reporting on progress and creating hiring/talent strategies
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience recruiting for Supply Chain, Production, or Manufacturing engineering and technician roles
- Experience working at an agency or fast-paced startup environment
- Experience acting in a consultative manner where your guidance has led to improved outcomes, and a positive candidate experience
- Clear and effective communication with candidates to understand motivation, drivers, and fit within the organization
- Experience managing various funnels of candidates and keeping track of their progress throughout the recruitment process
- Highly autonomous and highly collaborative
US Hourly Range
$70—$80 USD
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:
- Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
- For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
- For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
- Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
- 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
- Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
- A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
- Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
- Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
- Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
- 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)
The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!
To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.
Anduril Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Anduril and has not been reviewed or approved by Anduril.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is characterized as platinum-level with company-paid employee premiums and broad medical, dental, and vision coverage. Mental health access and primary-care extras further reinforce the depth of this offering.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid caregiver/parental leave is positioned as generous and fully paid, paired with extensive family‑building support across fertility, adoption, and gestational carrier services. These elements broaden practical support for a wide range of family needs.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is treated as a meaningful component of total compensation, with four‑year vesting common in offers. This upside is often framed as a reason technical packages feel competitive when combined with cash and benefits.
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What We Do
Anduril is a defense products company. Unlike most defense companies, we don’t wait for our customers to tell us what they need. We identify problems, privately fund our R&D and sell finished products off the shelf. Ideas are turned into deployed capabilities in months, not years.
Why Work With Us
Thinkers and doers working interdependently. We bring the brightest minds and best-in-class talent together with veterans who have lived the problems of our warfighters.
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