Technical Lead

Defense Unicorns · Defense

Job description

Position:
Technical Lead - Autonomous & Unmanned Systems

Company:
Defense Unicorns

Compensation:
$178,500 - $241,500 USD

Location:
Remote, United States

Employment type:
Not specified

Work Arrangement:
Remote

Short Summary:
Defense Unicorns seeks a Senior-level Engineer to lead the development and implementation of the Autonomy and Unmanned Systems Domain, collaborating with platform engineers, software engineers, and warfighters.

Responsibilities:
- Lead the technical staff and technical baseline of the Autonomous and Unmanned Systems Domain.
- Own architectural decisions aligning with secure software development practices.
- Mentor and develop engineers, fostering technical excellence.
- Communicate technical priorities with product management.
- Ensure cohesive architecture across Defense Unicorns capabilities.
- Translate operational imperatives into product capabilities.
- Serve as the technical leader across software, communications, and platform technologies.
- Develop and execute comprehensive testing strategies.
- Work directly with customers and stakeholders to define a technical roadmap.
- Evaluate new technologies and products for mission capability.
- Support customer integrations and operational exercises.

Requirement:
- Proven experience leading technical teams developing complex software systems.
- Expertise in solving highly technical problems across multiple domains.
- Hands-on technical depth in areas such as Autonomous systems, Tactical-edge networking, and Distributed systems.
- Familiarity with the autonomy and tactical-edge ecosystem.
- Experience leading remote engineering teams and defining technical roadmaps.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, fully remote environment.
- U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance.

Benefits:
- 100% Company Paid Medical/Dental/Vision Premiums
- Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- 401k Retirement Plan
- Company Stock Options
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus Federal Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions and conferences.

Skills

  • agile
  • ci/cd
  • distributed_systems
  • kubernetes

Languages

EN

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