Blue Water Autonomy Inc. · 4 hours ago
Solutions Architect
Washington, DC
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$140K/yr - $170K/yr
5+ years expBlue Water Autonomy Inc. is an early-stage maritime defense technology startup focused on designing autonomous ships for various missions. The Solutions Architect will support customer-facing technical engagements, shape technical solutions, and ensure clear communication of customer needs to the engineering team.
Machinery ManufacturingManufacturingMarine TransportationShipping
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop a deep understanding of Blue Water’s products and how they apply across different missions, customers, and acquisition pathways
Support multiple customer accounts by shaping technical solutions and narratives tailored to operators, requirements, acquisition, and program office stakeholders
Author and contribute to RFIs, RFPs, white papers, and other capture materials by translating technical inputs into clear, customer-focused solutions
Produce high-quality written and visual content, including solution descriptions, system diagrams, and briefing decks
Support customer engagements by preparing and delivering technical briefings and supporting materials
Help articulate concepts of operation and integration approaches appropriate to different services and mission sets
Collect, synthesize, and communicate customer requirements, feedback, and constraints back to engineering and product teams
Partner with engineering to ensure external-facing content is technically accurate and internally aligned
Maintain and improve reusable solution content, reference architectures, and proposal libraries
Support demonstrations, experiments, and early programs by helping align customer expectations with product capabilities
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in solutions architecture, systems engineering, technical writing, consulting or customer-facing technical roles
Experience supporting defense or government customers across multiple stakeholders and missions
Comfortable synthesizing complex technical information into clear, concise written and visual content
Understand how defense organizations evaluate, acquire, and field new technology
Communicate clearly with engineers, business leaders, and government customers
Highly organized and able to support multiple efforts in parallel
Exercise strong judgment when working with incomplete information and evolving requirements
Thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and take ownership of deliverables
Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance (Top Secret preferred)
U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data
Preferred
Experience supporting Navy or Army customers
Familiarity with autonomous systems, unmanned vehicles, or maritime platforms
Background in military operations, defense consulting, or government service
Experience contributing to capture efforts or proposal-driven development
Exposure to ship systems, surface warfare, or joint concepts of operation
Active security clearance (TS//SCI a plus)
Benefits
Startup equity options
Generous PTO
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Company
Blue Water Autonomy Inc.
We’re building autonomous ships for the U.S. Navy and commercial customers.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$64MKey Investors
Google VenturesEclipse Ventures
2025-08-26Series A· $50M
2025-04-11Seed· $14M
Leadership Team
Rylan Hamilton
CEO and Co-Founder
Ryan Maatta
VP Marine Engineering
Recent News
2025-11-03
2025-10-29
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