Mission Development Lead, Software

Description

The company is building the largest swarming UAV and a network of swarming aircraft, and is moving quickly to launch its first aircraft designed for swarming. It is also developing Command & Control software to coordinate swarms of thousands of heterogeneous autonomous assets so human operators can get far more done.

The team has founded and exited several startups, negotiated defense deals worth billions of dollars, and designed and built more than 30 novel aircraft. Members come from Scaled Composites, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic.

As Mission Development Lead (Software), you will grow adoption of the Legion software product. You will work directly with customers to learn their needs, bring those needs to the engineering teams, and help shape and win new opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Own your portfolio from your first day, learning quickly, iterating, and driving ideas into action.
• Work closely with clients to understand their challenges and missions from first principles, then explain them to your colleagues.
• Work hands-on with the company engineers to build products that meet client operational needs, and keep learning what customers need and what technology can offer.
• Find, assess, and pursue opportunities, and share ideas with your team.
• Organize complex information into clear material, including white papers, proposals, presentations, and analysis for internal and external audiences.
• Manage complex accounts and relationships efficiently and precisely as the company and your portfolio grow, and take on a larger role in leading mission execution across many parallel workstreams.
• Travel 25% to 75% of the time.

Requirements

• 3+ years in business development, capture, product management, or technical sales, ideally in defense or another regulated industry.
• Experience with complex hardware and software systems and the technical teams that build them.
• A record of managing technical projects or accounts with several stakeholders.
• Comfort working with government or military customers. Prior DoD, military, or contractor experience is a plus.
• Strong writing and research skills.
• Ability to set and reach goals in an unstructured environment.
• Broad interest in technology development.
• Mission alignment and humility.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
• ITAR compliance: applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Conditions

Travel is required, between 25% and 75% of the time.

A U.S. Top Secret security clearance must be obtained and held.

ITAR requirement applies, as described in the requirements above, to conform to U.S. Government export regulations.

Benefits

• Meaningful equity in a fast-growing defense technology company.
• Competitive base salary based on experience.
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401k coverage.
• PTO and paid sick leave.
• Monthly wellness stipend.
• Daily catered lunch in the office.
• Paid parental leave.
• Direct impact on a critical national security mission.
• Work alongside a world-class team of engineers and operators on hard problems.