Overview In this role you lead the Autonomy Capabilities team to deliver core autonomy for multi-agent platforms. You shape system architecture and drive technical decisions while mentoring engineers across design, integration, and field deployment. You collaborate with cross-functional groups and defense customers to translate requirements into robust autonomy capabilities. Your leadership accelerates delivery from prototype to live testing, enabling mission-critical autonomy across air, sea, and space domains. This is a chance to influence how autonomous systems operate reliably in complex, sometimes disconnected environments.
Compensation / Benefits- bonus
- equity
- benefits
- opportunity for growth and impact
Responsibilities- Lead and grow a team of autonomy engineers (typically 5-10 people) and drive performance, growth, and delivery.
- Identify required skills, partner with recruiting, interview candidates, and maintain a high hiring bar.
- Own technical delivery from initial design through validation and field deployment.
- Set technical direction and define architectures for mission autonomy, balancing reuse with new development.
- Develop tactical autonomy including motion planning, multi-agent coordination, track fusion, and perception-aware decision-making.
- Remain technically engaged, prototyping capabilities and reviewing critical designs.
- Drive engineering and integration rigor with high-performance, well-tested software and clear interfaces.
- Navigate ambiguity and shifting priorities, communicating changes and protecting execution.
Key requirements- BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field with 7 years' experience; or 5 years with a master's; or 4 years with a PhD; or equivalent experience
- Experience leading and developing engineers as a people manager or technical lead
- Track record of leading a capability from design to field delivery
- Significant experience with robotics or autonomous systems (motion planning, tactical behaviors, decision-making, controls, or multi-agent coordination)
- Strong proficiency in C++ for production-quality software in real-time robotics or autonomy
- Experience with unmanned systems, autonomy simulation environments, and software- or hardware-in-the-loop testing
- Strong systems-level problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. SECRET security clearance
- cross-functional collaboration
- mentoring and people development
- clear communication
- robotics or autonomous systems
- motion planning
- tactical behaviors
