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Swarm Aero · 21 hours ago

Mission Development Lead

Arlington, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

Swarm Aero is redefining air power, building the largest swarming UAV and most versatile swarming aircraft network in the world. As the Aircraft Commercial and Civil Development Lead, you will work directly with customers to understand their needs and interface closely with engineering teams to shape and capture opportunities.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DronesGovernmentHardwareMilitaryNational SecuritySoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Radical responsibility and ownership: You will be asked to own your portfolio from day one. Rapid learning, iteration, and tenacity are key as you lead and shape the ideas and actions that get things done

Customer obsession: You will work closely with clients to grok their challenges and missions from first principles. You will translate that back to your colleagues

Technical curiosity: You will be directly involved in product as you work closely with Swarm Aero engineers to build relevant products for your client’s operational needs. You will be proactively, constantly learning about customer needs and what technology can bring for them

Seek and find: You will identify, evaluate and pursue opportunities and contribute ideas to others on your team

Structure: You will provide organization and insight to complex pools of information to enable clear transfer of perspectives. You will use this to generate highly effective communications in artifacts like white papers, proposals, presentations, and analysis for internal and external audiences

Organize and scale: To organize is to create. As the company and your portfolio grows, so will your involvement in leading mission execution and bringing organization to many parallel threads. You will manage complex accounts and relationships efficiently and precisely

Qualification

Business developmentTechnical project managementComplex hardware systemsTechnical curiosityResearch skillsCustomer obsessionHumilityWriting skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Experience with complex hardware and software systems

Experience managing complex technical projects

Experience in business development, productization, and contracting

Strong writing and research skills

Comfortable with setting and achieving goals in an amorphous environment

An enthusiasm for and broad knowledge of technology development

Humility

Ability to travel 25 – 75% required

Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

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