Vehicle Systems Lead

What you'll do

• Lead the technical development and integration of vehicle systems from initial concept through final delivery.
• Own the vehicle system schedule, including prototype testing, demonstrations, and the transition to rate manufacturing.
• Manage the vehicle developmental budget and ensure all subsystems meet cost reduction targets.
• Provide technical leadership for system performance, design principles, and issue resolution activities.
• Serve as the primary escalation path for technical decision-making and deconfliction for the vehicle system team.
• Drive platform-level trade studies to inform architectural updates and generational changes to the platform.
• Lead and mentor senior and principal engineers toward platform-level leadership roles.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams in production, payloads, and field operations to align execution streams.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, a relevant field, or equivalent experience.
• Extensive professional experience as an Engineer with one or more domains and/or technologies of expertise.
• Extensive professional experience as a project lead or manager driving execution across diverse engineering disciplines.
• Extensive professional experience with detailed project planning at the product or system level across diverse engineering disciplines.
• Experience with projects transitioning from prototype design and testing into new product introduction and production.
• Ability to maintain organization and triage issues across a large team in an extremely fast-paced environment.
• Experience with the design, implementation and support of robotic and/or autonomous systems (preferred).
• Experience working within the defense, maritime and/or aerospace domains (preferred).