Technical Lead - Autonomous & Unmanned Systems (FedD179)

EMPLOYER IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THIS POSITION REQUIRES U.S. CITIZENSHIP. Role Description: 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. What You’ll Work On: 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. Improve usability and clarity for technically complex operational workflows. Partner with UX to translate complex system behavior into intuitive user experiences. Responsibilities: Lead the technical staff and technical baseline of Defense Unicorns ’ Autonomous and Unmanned Systems Domain, mentoring and growing a team of software engineers and DevSecOps engineers. Own architectural decisions that align with secure software development practices, application security, and CI/CD best practices. Mentor and develop engineers across the team, fostering technical excellence and continuous learning. Communicate technical priorities with product management while advocating for thoughtful management of technical complexity, scalability, and long-term maintainability. Work closely with peers to ensure cohesive architecture across Defense Unicorns capabilities and seamless integration with the common platform baseline. Translate operational imperatives into product capabilities and guide development toward solutions that meet or exceed mission objectives. Serve as the technical leader across software, communications,