7 months ago
Bahrain (city not specified)Senior / Staff+
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end URZA deployments at customer sites in defense and military operating environments.
- Configure URZA for customer missions and Concepts of Operations (ConOps).
- Integrate URZA with third-party C2 systems, sensors, software APIs, and external weather, reconnaissance, and intelligence data sources.
- Lead customer technical reviews and operator training while partnering with Mission Leads and Field Operations.
- Diagnose issues across compute, networking, vehicle behavior, and operational layers in degraded field conditions.
- Develop runbooks, ConOps templates, deployment guides, after-action reports, and integration playbooks.
- Mentor mid-level Solution Engineers and, at the Solution Architect level, define reusable integration patterns across engagements and influence the URZA roadmap.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of full-stack engineering experience with significant customer-facing or forward-deployed work.
- Strong proficiency in Python, C++, or Rust and advanced Linux fluency.
- Deep knowledge of TCP/IP, UDP, multicast, and routing, with field debugging experience across multiple system layers.
- Demonstrated deployment experience in defense, military, or comparable operational environments.
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance; an active Secret clearance is required as stated in the posting header.
- Preferred qualifications include hands-on autonomous or unmanned vehicle experience, including UAS, UGV, USV, or UUV systems.
- Preferred experience includes TAK, Cursor-on-Target, Link 16, Zenoh, DDS, sensor and third-party API integration, external data feeds, defense or robotics companies, and classified, ITAR, or CMMC environments.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
- Equity grants for new hires.
- Unlimited PTO, 11 paid holidays, and an extended company holiday calendar including a November and December holiday hiatus.
- Generous parental leave and military leave for annual training or service requirements.
- FSA, DCFSA, and HSA options.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Access to One Medical and free 24/7 mental health resources, plus legal and financial support services.
- Based in Bahrain with an Austin, Texas home office and mission-dependent travel of up to approximately 75%, including OCONUS rotations.
About NODA AI
NODA AI builds autonomy-orchestration software that coordinates heterogeneous unmanned systems across air, sea, land, and space for defense, intelligence, and select commercial users. The company offers mission-planning and multi-agent control tools that bridge AI-driven intent and real-world execution on UAVs, USVs, and UUVs in contested environments. Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, it is a privately held, venture-backed, veteran-owned defense technology company.