Head of Advanced Autonomy & JADC2 Engineering

Jobtailor; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a senior engineering leader to head a multi-disciplinary team delivering R&D across Battle Management, Advanced Autonomy, JADC2, and related domains.

You will set technical direction, coordinate across business units, and serve as the principal interface with customers and company leadership while ensuring engineering standards, risk management, and TRB governance are upheld.

Qualifications

• BS in STEM with 16+ years of relevant experience, MS with 14+, or PhD with 12+ years of experience.
• Experience in air vehicle flight autonomy, mission autonomy, BMC architectures/Implementations, or networking tech.
• Experience interfacing with customers and company leadership.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple BUs, industry partners, and customer community.
• Active US Government Secret or higher clearance with recent background investigation.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams and manage advanced autonomy projects.
• Conceive, develop, demonstrate, and transition technologies in autonomy and C2 domains.
• Provide technical direction and leadership to funded and contracted activities.
• Define and control technical requirements; ensure cross-project integration.
• Interface with customers and senior leadership; ensure compliance with standards.
• Oversee technical performance measures within allocated cost/schedule; chair TRB.
• Mentor contributors and manage risk across programs.

Skills

Technical leadership

Systems engineering principles

Interfacing with customers

Risk management

Mentoring

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree

Master of Science Degree

PhD in STEM Discipline

Special Program Access (SAP)

Job description

Jobtailor seeks a senior engineering leader to head a multi-disciplinary team delivering R&D across Battle Management, Advanced Autonomy, JADC2, and related domains.

You will set technical direction, coordinate across business units, and serve as the principal interface with customers and company leadership while ensuring engineering standards, risk management, and TRB governance are upheld.