defenseunicorns

Technical Lead - Autonomous & Unmanned Systems (FedD179)

At a Glance

Location
United States
Work Regime
remote
Posted
2026-08-06T15:02:22-04:00

Key Requirements

Required Skills

AWSAgileAzureGCPKubernetesTerraform

Domain Knowledge

  • Automation
  • Defense
  • Engineering
  • Finance
  • Government
  • Insurance
  • Medical
  • Supply Chain

Requirements

Proven experience leading technical teams developing complex software systems.

Hands-on technical depth in

of the following areas:

Autonomous systems / unmanned platforms

Tactical-edge networking (BLE mesh networking, DIL/MANET, mesh radios)

Distributed systems (CRDTs, gossip protocols, eventual consistency)

Responsibilities

Defense Unicorns seeks a Senior-level Engineer to lead the development and implementation of Defense Unicorns’ Autonomy and Unmanned Systems Domain.  This role will work closely with fellow platform engineers, software engineers, and warfighters.

Deliver interfaces for managing individual assets and large fleets of autonomous and unmanned systems.

Design and implement data-rich UIs that reflect real-time and distributed system state.

Work with stakeholders to develop workflows for deploying, updating, and monitoring systems across edge, remote, and disconnected environments.

Handle complex state management and asynchronous data flows.

Integrate frontend applications with backend APIs, platform services, and communications technologies.