Manager of Engineering Autonomous Pilot Integration

You will manage and develop autonomy engineers while leading software integration for launched-effects platforms. You will set technical direction, integrate autopilots and embedded systems, prepare mission-ready deployments, support live tests, troubleshoot field issues, and maintain interoperability interfaces with partners.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering performance, growth, delivery, reviews, and team rituals
• Hire, interview, and onboard engineers
• Mentor engineers and provide technical feedback
• Develop and integrate autonomy software for launched-effects platforms
• Set technical direction and lead feature crews or sub-programs
• Author and negotiate ICDs and interface contracts with partners
• Own configuration and validation for fleet-scale deployments
• Travel to test sites and customer exercises to support mission operations
• Diagnose autonomy-stack, payload-computer, and embedded-system integration issues
• Capture mission data, reproduce issues, and drive fixes
• Build tools and processes that improve deployment reliability and efficiency
• Own C2 interfaces and standards compliance

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of related experience with a bachelor's degree, 5+ years with a master's degree, or 4+ years with a PhD
• 2+ years of direct people-management experience
• Experience hiring, onboarding, and mentoring engineers
• Experience leading a technical team or major capability through field delivery
• Experience authoring or negotiating ICDs
• Experience with launched effects, loitering munitions, expendable autonomous systems, or comparable platforms
• Experience with multi-agent, swarm, or fleet-scale autonomy
• C++ proficiency
• Linux, embedded systems, shell scripting, and system diagnostics experience
• Knowledge of robotics middleware, pub-sub, or IPC frameworks
• Experience supporting live operational test events
• Autonomy simulation experience
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity