Chief Technology Officer — Defense Systems

Own the technical blueprint across uncrewed software, hardware integration, and secure signaling. Lead a 45+ person R&D division and translate frontline requirements into shipped systems.

As CTO you hold the entire technical picture — autonomy software, hardware integration, edge AI, and secure signaling — and you are accountable for turning what operators learn on the front into systems that actually ship. You will set the architecture, hire and grow a multidisciplinary division of engineers and scientists, and make the hard build-versus-buy and risk calls under real time pressure. This is a hands-on leadership role: you will still read code and schematics, sit in field reviews, and answer for reliability when a system is carried into a contested environment.

• Mastery of systems engineering, robotics, RF systems, or embedded computing
• Track record deploying resilient production hardware/software under hard deadlines
• Working knowledge of NATO standardization (STANAG), security architecture, and export law
• Exceptional leadership and clarity under fluid, high-pressure conditions

• Direct the technical and architectural roadmap across multi-domain R&D
• Convert tactical briefs from the veteran council into build sprints
• Liaise with Brave1 coordinators and international defense partners
• Use field-test metrics to iterate subsystem designs rapidly