Sr. Offensive Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (OsUAS) Project Leader
Core
Lead a multi-disciplinary team to develop, mature, and integrate cutting-edge Offensive Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (OsUAS) capabilities for the USAF, providing end-to-end technical support and decision analysis.
Role type
Senior Project Leader (Enterprise Systems Engineering)
Builds
Offensive Small UAS platforms, autonomy systems, sensor integration, and operational concepts for the U.S. Air Force.
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Unmanned Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery
Required skills
multi-disciplinary systems engineering, program oversight, team leadership and mentoring, technical analysis and engineering trades, government program office liaison, cross-organizational collaboration
Preferred skills
UAS program support, autonomy and distributed orchestration, EO/IR and LIDAR sensing, electronic warfare, assured PNT, mesh networking, AI/ML for autonomy and sensor fusion, cybersecurity authorization, airworthiness processes, flight test and rapid prototyping, counter-UAS threat analysis
Technologies
EO/IR sensors, LIDAR, mesh networking, AI/ML frameworks, cybersecurity tools
Responsibilities
Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team providing end-to-end technical support to the USAF OsUAS Program Office; Serve as the primary technical and programmatic focal point for the OsUAS government customer; Collaborate across government, SETA, contractor, and FFRDC partners to deliver high-quality technical assessments and decision-support products; Lead integration of experts in autonomy, EO/IR, EW, communications, PNT, and LIDAR; Coordinate support for concept development, requirements refinement, system engineering, and test activities; Provide direct technical contributions in small UAS operations, payload integration, or counter-UAS environments.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership