Legal Counsel, Connected Warfare
Anduril Industries is seeking a Legal Counsel to join its rapidly growing team, focusing on the Connected Warfare division. This role involves providing comprehensive legal support across the full spectrum of United States government contracts, including proposals, procurement, data rights, and contract structures. The position is based in Washington, DC, or Costa Mesa, CA, and offers an opportunity to contribute to Anduril's mission of transforming defense capabilities through advanced technology.
The Legal Counsel will be responsible for driving customer growth by executing new government contracts and expanding existing ones. Key duties include managing relationships with procurement office representatives, overseeing major proposals, monitoring large contracts, leading or assisting in key negotiations, resolving performance issues, identifying risks and mitigations, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Additionally, the role encompasses negotiating license and services agreements, handling bid protests and litigation, and addressing intellectual property, compliance, and employment matters.
Candidates must have a minimum of 4 years of experience in U.S. government contracts, preferably with a law firm or in-house at a government contractor. A solid understanding of the government procurement process, including contract vehicles and types, software acquisition approaches, and data rights issues, is essential. Strong communication, writing, and interpersonal skills are required, along with the ability to manage multiple projects independently. Applicants must be licensed to practice law in California or Washington, DC, and be U.S. Persons due to access requirements for export-controlled information or facilities.
The salary range for this position is $191,000 to $253,000 annually, with highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers. Anduril offers comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost, life and disability insurance, generous PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December, caregiver and wellness leave, family planning and parenting support, mental health resources, professional development reimbursement, commuter benefits, and relocation assistance where applicable.
Anduril fosters a diverse and collaborative culture with tremendous opportunities for ownership and professional growth. The company is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years. Joining Anduril means contributing to a mission-driven organization that values innovation and rapid deployment of advanced defense technologies.