Chief Autonomous Warfare Architect

Koitecc Solutions; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Koitecc Solutions in Mountain View, CA seeks an experienced Autonomous Warfare Technical Director to lead strategic development and integration of next‑gen autonomous warfare capabilities for DIU. The role shapes portfolio strategy, evaluates technologies, and sets engineering standards to mitigate risks and deliver mission-relevant systems.

The ideal candidate will balance reliable, scalable solutions with complex integration, ensuring safety, cybersecurity, and sustainment while guiding

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in autonomy, robotics, AI, or related field.
• Experience delivering autonomous/robotic products and capabilities.
• Production-grade systems fielding experience outside controlled environments.
• Strong technical judgment across perception, planning, control, communications, compute, data, and operators.
• Experience defining requirements, designing tests, and evidence-based decisions.
• Knowledge of production engineering practices, CI/CD, reliability, cybersecurity, and sustainment.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance; travel up to 30%.
• Location: Mountain View, CA.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical execution and ownership of portfolio programs across autonomous warfare hardware and software.
• Advise programs from problem definition through testing, transition, and fielding.
• Evaluate commercial systems for maturity, reliability, differentiation, and integration risk.
• Assess autonomy stacks: sensing, perception, localization, planning, control, data, and interfaces.
• Develop technical requirements, reference architectures, test approaches, data strategies, and transition standards.
• Ensure testing produces credible evidence on performance, reliability, safety, and interoperability.
• Collaborate with government partners and vendors across the prototype lifecycle.
• Establish connections to academia and industry to stay ahead of capabilities.

Skills

Autonomy

Robotics

AI

System architecture

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree + 10 years

Master’s degree + 7 years

High School Diploma + 15 years

Job description

Koitecc Solutions in Mountain View, CA seeks an experienced Autonomous Warfare Technical Director to lead strategic development and integration of next‑gen autonomous warfare capabilities for DIU. The role shapes portfolio strategy, evaluates technologies, and sets engineering standards to mitigate risks and deliver mission-relevant systems.

The ideal candidate will balance reliable, scalable solutions with complex integration, ensuring safety, cybersecurity, and sustainment while guiding