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Director, Mission Systems, Advanced Effects

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $220,000–$220,000🗓 2026-07-18 → 2026-07-31

Core

Overseeing seeker and sensing systems for autonomous air mission systems to deliver warfighter outcomes.

Role type

Director, Mission Systems (Advanced Effects)

Builds

End-to-end autonomous air systems and mission payloads

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / Autonomous Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Payload conceptual development, system integration, vendor engagement, physics-based modeling, effects-based modeling, subcontractor management, system trade analysis

Preferred skills

Next-gen communications/sensing/effector systems knowledge, platform-level system integration, analytical toolchains (MATLAB, Python, C++, COMSOL, Ansys), tactical data links, missile design & integration

Technologies

Radar, EO/IR, RF, EW, LIDAR, secure LPx line-of-sight, tactical data links, MATLAB, Python, C++, COMSOL, Ansys

Responsibilities

Conduct trades for communications, sensing, and effector systems; Architect autonomous multi-function payload concepts; Adapt or derive physics-based models of payload system performance; Validate system performance with test & integration engineers; Manage subcontractors and internal development teams; Communicate results internally and externally

Seniority

Director, strategic oversight & hands-on technical leadership

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