Manager of Engineering Autonomy Capabilities

You will lead autonomy engineers and deliver mission-autonomy capabilities from design through field validation. You will define architectures, guide development of planning and multi-agent capabilities, contribute to critical technical work, improve testing rigor, and work with partners to integrate solutions on real-world platforms.

Responsibilities

• Manage autonomy engineers and provide coaching, feedback, and technical mentorship
• Identify team skill needs, interview, hire, and onboard engineers
• Lead autonomy capabilities from design through integration, validation, and field deployment
• Define technical approaches and architectures for mission autonomy
• Guide development of motion planning, tactical behaviors, track fusion, multi-agent coordination, and target assignment
• Contribute to prototypes, design reviews, technical investigations, and delivery milestones
• Ensure well-tested software, clear interfaces, and reliable deployment
• Make technical and staffing decisions amid changing priorities
• Collaborate with internal teams and defense customers on requirements and integration
• Lead software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, and live-test validation
• Use mission and test data to diagnose failures and improve the technical roadmap

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field and 7+ years of relevant experience, 5+ years with a master's degree, or 4+ years with a PhD
• Experience leading and developing engineers in a technical leadership role
• Experience leading a technical team or major capability from design through field delivery
• Experience with robotics or autonomous systems
• C++ proficiency for real-time, robotics, or autonomy software
• Experience with unmanned systems, autonomy simulation, and software- or hardware-in-the-loop testing
• Systems-level problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity