Legal Counsel, IP

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 TEAM The Legal team is responsible for providing legal and compliance guidance across all aspects of Anduril’s rapidly growing business. This mission-driven and highly collaborative team provides critical support ranging from drafting and negotiating license and services agreements, to bid protests and litigation, to handling intellectual property, compliance, and employment matters. You will represent the legal team in relationships with outside counsel, vendors, engineers, executives, customers, and regulators, tackling novel legal challenges that arise from deploying advanced technology in the defense sector. ABOUT THE JOB Anduril’s Legal Team seeks an exceptional in-house IP attorney to help us shape the future of defense technology. This is not a traditional in-house role. You will work across nearly every aspect of Anduril’s business—working with business development, supply chain, marketing, design, and engineering teams. This role offers tremendous opportunities for ownership and professional growth, and you will be a key member of Anduril’s dynamic Legal team. Our team is passionate about the law and policy of defense technology and you should have an independent interest in the key issues in this field. This position reports to the Associate General Counsel, IP, and will be based in Costa Mesa, CA. Anduril is a fast-growing company at the early stages of growth. Consistent with this fast growth, members of Anduril’s Legal Team must be resourceful, creative, and eager to take ownership of complex matters. This role will require creativity, resourcefulness, and a genuine desire to help Anduril deploy its path-making technology into operational settings for the United States and its allies. While your primary focus relates to IP, you will contribute to a wide variety of other aspects of Anduril’s business, from U.S. government contracts, to negotiating license and services agreements, to bid protests and litigation, to supporting compliance and employment matters. Experience across all these areas is not expected, but a willingness to learn and adapt is essential. WHAT YOU’LL DO Drive the strategic development and management of Anduril’s worldwide IP portfolio, coordinating with internal teams to align IP strategy with corporate goals. Draft and negotiate complex IP provisions for a wide variety of agreements, including procurement, development, manufacturing, partnership/teaming, and licensing agreements, with the goal of protecting Anduril's core IP assets. Provide legal counsel on all IP-related matters; conduct IP risk assessments, investigations, and due diligence; investigate government contract IP issues and relevant laws, regulations, and policies. Partner directly with our engineering and product teams from conception through deployment, guiding them through the patent lifecycle and embedding best practices for IP protection into our development process. Cultivate high-trust professional relationships with internal teams (e.g., engineering, marketing, business development) and external partners, including government and commercial customers. Manage and direct outside counsel advising on IP matters. Embrace the unique nature of a fast-paced startup by advising on and contributing ... (truncated, view full listing at source)