Director of Autonomous Mission Operations

UFORCE; Virginia; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

UFORCE, a defence-technology company, seeks a Director of Mission Operations in the United States (Virginia) to own and orchestrate the operational portfolio for uncrewed systems missions. You will manage Mission Managers, set standards, and coordinate with Training and Operations to ensure safe, scalable deployments across demonstrations, exercises and customer implementations.

Reporting to the VP of Delivery, you will balance customer objectives with capacity and risk, travel as needed, and

Qualifications

• Experience leading deployed operations or multiple field teams.
• Track record hiring and developing mission leaders.
• Experience building risk-management and decision-authority frameworks.
• Strong mission planning and operational judgment.
• Understanding of uncrewed systems and related equipment.
• Experience creating operating standards, templates, checklists.
• Clear, candid communication with senior customers and leaders.
• Strong cross-functional leadership with safety and compliance.
• Willingness to travel regularly and deploy as needed.

Responsibilities

• Own mission portfolio across demonstrations, deployments and implementations.
• Assess feasibility, capacity and risks for new opportunities.
• Hire and develop Mission Managers; set qualifications and readiness.
• Set mission standards, templates, risk reviews, and briefs.
• Define escalation boundaries with leadership and safety owners.
• Coordinate with Training and Operations on personnel, platforms, logistics.
• Address aviation, maritime, range, host-nation and export controls.
• Support senior customers; communicate objectives and risks.
• Convert field data and feedback into operational improvements.
• Lead regular portfolio reviews on outcomes and readiness.

Skills

Leadership

Mission operations

Risk management

Mission planning

Uncrewed systems

Operating standards

Clear communication

Safety/compliance

Travel readiness

Job description

UFORCE, a defence-technology company, seeks a Director of Mission Operations in the United States (Virginia) to own and orchestrate the operational portfolio for uncrewed systems missions. You will manage Mission Managers, set standards, and coordinate with Training and Operations to ensure safe, scalable deployments across demonstrations, exercises and customer implementations.

Reporting to the VP of Delivery, you will balance customer objectives with capacity and risk, travel as needed, and