Manager of Engineering - Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5153)
Core
Lead a team of autonomy engineers to develop, integrate, and field autonomy software for small, air- or ground-launched platforms operating in multi-agent fleets and disconnected environments for U.S. and international defense customers.
Role type
Manager of Engineering - Autonomous Pilot Integration
Builds
Autonomy software solutions for launched effects platforms (payload computer bring-up, autopilot integration, multi-agent coordination, fleet-scale deployment)
Domain
Defense technology / Unmanned systems / Autonomous flight control
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Team leadership, hiring and onboarding, technical mentoring, system integration, interface contract negotiation, mission support, hardware/software debugging, C2 interoperability
Preferred skills
Experience with PX4 or ArduPilot, knowledge of open-systems standards (UCI, OMS, MOSA, WOSA, TAK/CoT), experience in air-gapped environments
Technologies
PX4, ArduPilot, HivemindSDK, UCI, OMS, MOSA, WOSA, TAK/CoT
Responsibilities
Manage a small-to-mid-sized engineering team (3–8 engineers), drive hiring and technical growth, develop and integrate autonomy software onto launched effects platforms, lead feature crews and sub-programs, act as primary technical interface with vendors and partners, drive design reviews and interface contracts, own build/configuration/validation for fleet-scale deployments, support live mission operations and troubleshooting, diagnose integration issues across autonomy stacks, capture mission data and drive fixes, build tools to improve integration timelines, own interface contracts with C2 providers
Seniority
Manager, hands-on technical leadership
