Navy-Embedded AI Mission Strategist

Sitreps; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) match

Unlimited PTO

Fully paid parental leave

Wellness and lifestyle stipends

Job summary

Venture-backed defense AI software company, based in San Diego, is seeking a Forward Deployed Mission Strategist for Navy operations. The role is embedded with Navy users on-site, designing AI agent workflows, prompts, and dashboards for live, classified environments.

You will lead funded prototypes end-to-end, collaborating with Mission Leads and engineers to shape next phases of work. A strong background in applying tech to operational challenges is required.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance at minimum (TS/SCI preferred).
• Living in the San Diego area, or willing to move; on-site role.
• Background applying tech to tough operational challenges in military contexts.
• Ability to frame fuzzy problems into testable hypotheses with sharp focus.
• Comfort with hands-on technical work, including prompt refinement and configuration troubleshooting.
• Genuine interest in agentic AI and applying it to practical problems.
• Strong ownership, initiative, and independent work style.
• Clear, concise writing for operators and senior officers.

Responsibilities

• Spend time with sailors and civilians in operations centers and fleets to understand day-to-day manual efforts.
• Frame problems as quick experiments that can be validated within days and adjust direction based on results.
• Build and refine prompts, AI agent workflows, data stores, reports, and dashboards for live use.
• Check new releases on classified systems, report bugs clearly and reproducibly to engineers.
• Lead funded prototypes from discovery to closing demos, including sprint plans and dependencies.
• Create fast demos and concepts to win buy-in from new user groups.

Skills

Active clearance

San Diego area residency

Operational problem framing

Hands-on technical work

Agentic AI interest

Ownership & independence

Crisp writing

Job description

Venture-backed defense AI software company, based in San Diego, is seeking a Forward Deployed Mission Strategist for Navy operations. The role is embedded with Navy users on-site, designing AI agent workflows, prompts, and dashboards for live, classified environments.

You will lead funded prototypes end-to-end, collaborating with Mission Leads and engineers to shape next phases of work. A strong background in applying tech to operational challenges is required.