Solutions Architect

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Director, Solutions Architect (C-UAS) based in the United States.

• Lead the development of innovative C-UAS and integrated defense solutions addressing mission requirements across C-UAS, force protection, layered defense, and mission integration.
• Drive technical solution development for strategic, highly competitive proposals, including defining technical approaches, architectures, and supporting documentation.
• Identify, evaluate, and integrate emerging technologies across C-UAS sensing, tracking, identification, command and control, electronic warfare, communications, mitigation, and sustainment.
• Develop scalable systems solutions incorporating systems engineering, networking and operations, open architectures, modeling and simulation, systems integration, and operational test and evaluation.
• Support business development and capture activities by shaping opportunities early, understanding customer priorities, assessing the competitive landscape, and aligning technical capabilities with growth objectives.
• Build and leverage relationships with federal customers, industry partners, technology providers, and other stakeholders to identify opportunities and strengthen solution positioning.
• Collaborate with account executives, technical leads, engineering teams, and growth professionals to develop integrated solutions for emerging mission requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to proposal teams from opportunity inception through completion, including development of technical approach volumes and proposal content.
• Apply knowledge of the evolving UAS threat environment, industry trends, and federal acquisition priorities to inform solution strategies.
• Support technical partnerships and initiatives while ensuring proposed capabilities align with operational requirements, customer needs, and business objectives.

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical, engineering, business, or related discipline; an engineering or technical degree is preferred.
• 10+ years of diversified experience spanning technology development, engineering management, business development, capture management, or related areas.
• Extensive experience delivering software and hardware capabilities within federal mission environments, ideally involving C-UAS, air defense, electronic warfare, force protection, or related domains.
• Strong understanding of C-UAS systems-of-systems integration, including multi-sensor and multi-effector capabilities such as radar, RF detection, EO/IR, command and control, electronic warfare, communications, and kinetic/non-kinetic defeat systems.
• Demonstrated experience with systems engineering, prototype development, tactical-edge communications and networking, open systems architectures, modeling and simulation, and operational test and evaluation.
• Deep understanding of the federal acquisition lifecycle and experience applying acquisition principles to capability development, fielding, and sustainment.
• Experience supporting proposal development, technical writing, and the preparation of technical reports and solution approaches.
• Strong knowledge of federal customers and mission environments, with experience supporting defense, homeland security, civilian, or other national-security organizations.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to understand business objectives and translate mission and operational requirements into practical, innovative, and competitive technology solutions.
• Comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and collaborating across technical, business development, capture, and customer-facing teams.
• Active Secret security clearance required; TS/SSBI is preferred, and the selected candidate must satisfy applicable federal requirements for access to classified information.
• Willingness and ability to travel as required, typically 20–30%, with occasional periods exceeding 30%.
• Must be able to support remote work while traveling to offices in the DC Metro area and other required locations.

• Annual salary range of $148,300–$266,900, with compensation determined based on relevant factors such as experience, qualifications, and location.
• Fully remote work arrangement with flexible scheduling.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• Life insurance.
• Flexible work schedules designed to support work-life balance.
• Opportunities to work on high-impact federal, defense, and national-security programs.
• Professional growth opportunities within a technically advanced and mission-focused environment.
• Exposure to emerging C-UAS technologies, multi-domain operations, and national security priorities.