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Senior Mission Assurance Manager

  • Location: Denver, Colorado
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #7398
  • Salary: NON 192,000

? Senior Mission Assurance Manager

? Austin, TX | Onsite

I’m currently supporting a rapidly growing aerospace and defense company developing advanced communications and electronic systems for satellites, spacecraft, and mission-critical airborne platforms.

They’re looking for a Senior Mission Assurance Manager to lead mission assurance activities across complex DoD and space programs, ensuring the highest standards of quality, reliability, and compliance throughout product development and delivery.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for someone who thrives in highly technical, fast-paced environments and enjoys working closely with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and government stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading mission assurance activities across DoD and internal programs

• Establishing and executing mission assurance plans aligned to AS9100 and customer requirements

• Supporting design reviews, qualification reviews, audits, and hardware acceptance reviews

• Acting as the primary interface for internal, customer, and government audits

• Leading FMECA, RCCA, MRB, and FRB activities for nonconformances and anomalies

• Driving supplier and subcontractor quality strategy and compliance

• Collaborating cross-functionally to support business objectives and continuous improvement initiatives

• Managing and mentoring mission assurance and quality professionals

What they’re looking for:

• 15+ years within Mission Assurance, Quality, or Reliability Engineering

• Direct experience supporting complex DoD or aerospace programs

• 5+ years of leadership or management experience

• Strong knowledge of AS9100 and defense industry quality standards

• Background within aerospace, defense, or space systems

• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to operate independently in high-accountability environments

• Eligibility to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance preferred

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a cutting-edge aerospace organization where mission assurance plays a critical role in delivering reliable, high-performance systems for defense and space applications.

If you'd like to learn more, feel free to reach out directly.

CFO

  • Location: Eveleigh, New South Wales
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #7357
  • Salary: NON 250,000

We are representing a venture-backed, deep-tech semiconductor company building critical infrastructure for next-generation AI and high-performance computing systems.

With significant capital raised and a major growth round in motion, the business is preparing to scale toward commercial manufacturing over the next 24–36 months. The next raise is expected to exceed $100m.

You will:

  • Lead large-scale institutional fundraising ($50m–$100m+)

  • Architect the financial strategy ahead of manufacturing ramp

  • Build institutional-grade reporting, systems and controls

  • Own long-range forecasting in a capital-intensive environment

  • Structure and negotiate complex commercial and supply chain agreements

  • Partner directly with the CEO as a strategic co-pilot

  • Prepare the business for global scale, defence exposure and Tier 1 partnerships

This is a pre-revenue environment moving toward low- and high-volume manufacturing over the next 2–3 years.

We are looking for a CFO who has:

  • Operated in semiconductor, advanced hardware, tooling, or deep-tech manufacturing

  • Raised significant growth capital from institutional or sovereign investors

  • Built finance infrastructure from early stage to scale

  • Strong commercial judgment and real contract negotiation experience

  • Comfort operating in technically complex, engineering-led environments

  • Gravitas with investors, boards and strategic partners

Software Engineer – Embedded I

  • Location: Folsom, California
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #7338
  • Salary: NON 110,000

Software Engineer I – Embedded

Folsom, CA (Hybrid)
Defense & National Security
 Full-Time
$75,000 – $110,000

An innovative defense and national security engineering organisation is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to support the development of advanced airborne ISR and mission-critical systems.

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career engineer who is excited to work on complex, real-world systems in a highly collaborative, small-team environment.

The Opportunity

You’ll contribute to the design, development, and testing of embedded and Linux-based software supporting advanced intelligence and defense technologies.

The role offers exposure across the full software lifecycle, working alongside systems engineers, technical leads, and programme managers on high-impact projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support software analysis, design, development, and testing

  • Collaborate across software and systems engineering teams

  • Evaluate and integrate commercial and open-source technologies

  • Contribute to architectural prototyping and system improvements

  • Assist in preparing technical briefings and documentation

  • Participate in customer and technical review meetings

Requirements

  • 1–2 years of commercial experience in Engineering or Computer Science

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

  • Experience with C, C++, or similar systems programming languages (Linux environment)

  • Comfortable working with command-line interfaces

  • Experience with shell and/or Python scripting

  • Understanding of network fundamentals (IP addressing, subnetting, protocols)

  • Basic knowledge of object-oriented design, distributed systems, and embedded concepts

  • Strong communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative team

Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship required)

Preferred

  • Active DoD Top Secret SCI clearance

Software Engineer IV – Embedded

  • Location: Sacramento, California
  • Job #
  • Salary: NON 190,000

Software Systems Engineer – ISR Systems – Security Clearance Eligible Required

 

An established and rapidly growing defense technology organization is seeking a Software Systems Engineer to lead the architecture, design, development, and integration of advanced Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) software systems.

 

This is a senior engineering position requiring deep technical expertise, lifecycle ownership, and strong leadership capability. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering mission-critical ISR capabilities deployed in demanding operational environments.

 

The Role

You will take ownership of software system architecture and integration across the full program lifecycle, from requirements definition through integration, validation, and deployment.

This position requires a strong background in embedded and distributed systems, experience working in real-time environments, and the ability to technically direct multi-disciplinary engineering efforts.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead software and system architecture, development, integration, and test efforts across ISR programs
  • Define, analyze, and document customer requirements and translate them into executable technical solutions
  • Support system integration, performance analysis, and flight testing activities
  • Develop system-level documentation including requirements specifications, verification plans, and test procedures
  • Prepare and present materials for technical reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and customer interchange meetings
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams
  • Support capture efforts, technical proposals, and customer engagements
  • Make critical technical decisions that shape software architecture and product direction
  • Interface directly with systems engineers, program managers, and external customers

 

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science from an accredited institution
  • 10 to 15 years of experience in software systems engineering within defense, aerospace, or other mission-critical domains
  • Strong expertise in Java, C, and C++
  • Deep understanding of object-oriented design principles and distributed computing environments
  • Experience with embedded real-time software systems
  • Knowledge of concurrent programming, networking protocols, routing, and client/server architectures
  • Experience maintaining and debugging deployed software systems
  • Strong understanding of operating systems, compilers, development tools, and database systems
  • Proven leadership experience directing engineering teams through full project lifecycles
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to travel up to 25 percent
  • U.S. Citizenship required with ability to obtain and maintain appropriate U.S. Security Clearance

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with secure programming, encryption, and information assurance
  • Familiarity with ISR-related frameworks and open standards environments
  • Experience with GPU acceleration or CUDA-based processing
  • Experience supporting safety-critical or classified programs
  • Current DoD Top Secret SCI clearance
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Senior Robotics & Autonomy Software Engineer

  • Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Job #
  • Salary: NON 160,000

Senior Robotics & Autonomy Software Engineer

Boston, MA
Starting salary $160,000
Full-time, onsite

We’re supporting an innovative ocean technology company building advanced subsea robotic systems designed to unlock deeper insights into our oceans.

They are now looking for a Senior Robotics & Autonomy Software Engineer to take ownership of mission-critical autonomy software across a growing fleet of subsea vehicles.

The Opportunity

In this role, you will design, build, and deploy autonomy software that directly controls robotic vehicle behaviour and mission execution in dynamic marine environments.

You will work across the full autonomy stack, from onboard vehicle systems through to supporting cloud infrastructure. Your focus will be improving mission robustness, operational efficiency, and the quality of environmental data captured at scale.

This is a hands-on engineering role with real-world operational impact. You will take features from concept through simulation, into sea trials, and ultimately fleet-wide deployment.

You’ll collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, firmware, and operations teams to ensure seamless integration between software, hardware, and sensing systems.

If you enjoy solving complex autonomy problems in real-world environments and want your work deployed beyond the lab, this is a strong fit.

What They’re Looking For

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline

  • 6 to 10 years of experience developing software for robotics, autonomous systems, aerospace, aircraft, medical devices, or other mission-critical physical systems

  • Deep expertise in at least one autonomy domain, with working knowledge across others:

    • Perception

    • Decision-making and reasoning

    • Planning and scheduling

    • State estimation and control

  • Experience with modern autonomy stacks including:

    • Sensor processing and tracking using cameras, acoustic sensors, radar, or LIDAR

    • State machines, behaviour trees, or hierarchical task frameworks

    • Global and local motion planning in constrained or spatio-temporal environments

    • System health monitoring, fault detection, and contingency handling

  • Experience with ROS or ROS 2

  • Strong C++ and Python development skills

  • Linux expertise and familiarity with open-source tooling

  • Experience with CI/CD, version control, testing, and code reviews

  • Robotics or autonomy simulation experience

  • Proven cross-functional collaboration across hardware and operations teams

  • US Citizen or Permanent Resident

Nice to Have

  • Marine robotics or offshore operational experience

  • Sensor fusion expertise

  • Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or OpenCV

  • Application of machine learning to perception or planning

  • Embedded software development experience

  • Experience with real-time operating systems such as FreeRTOS

This is a full-time, onsite position based in Boston, with a starting salary of $160,000.

CRO

  • Location: San Francisco, California
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #7270
  • Salary: NON 250,000

We are partnered with a venture-backed software company building AI-driven perception and decision tools used in high-stakes, real-world environments. 

As the business enters a pivotal scale phase and are seeking a hands-on Chief Revenue Officer to own and accelerate revenue growth.

This role reports directly to the CEO.

What You’ll Do

  • Own all revenue-related functions: sales, business development, customer success, and deal execution

  • Personally lead and close large, complex, multi-stakeholder deals

  • Turn founder-led selling into a repeatable, disciplined revenue engine

  • Improve proposal quality, pricing clarity, follow-through, and close rates

  • Coach and elevate a senior, high-caliber sales team (circa 25) operating in demanding customer environments

  • Act as the CEO’s right hand on revenue strategy, pipeline, and execution

  • Translate customer needs into input for product and go-to-market strategy

Who You Are

You likely have:

  • Personally closed large, complex federal deals ($5M–$50M+)

  • Experience selling software, AI/ML, into regulated or high-accountability environments

  • A track record of scaling revenue in fast-growing, venture-backed companies

  • Comfort operating in environments with limited structure and high expectations

You are hands-on, credible with senior stakeholders, and comfortable being accountable for outcomes.

This role will suit someone who thrives in intense, mission-driven environments and wants real ownership, not just a title.

Why This Role

  • Build and scale software that is relied upon in real-world, high-impact situations

  • Help shape a company on a credible path to category leadership

  • Partner closely with a driven, founder-CEO

  • Opportunity to leave a lasting mark on a company at a defining stage

Senior AI Engineer – Agentic Platform Lead

  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Remote: Hybrid
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #7159
  • Salary: NON 250,000

Senior AI Engineer – Agentic Platform Lead

Locations: Los Angeles, CA | Washington, D.C. | Seattle, WA
Salary Range: $165,000 – $250,000 USD

EVONA is partnering with a leading defense, national security, and space technology company to hire a Senior AI Engineer – Agentic Platform Lead.

This organization builds mission-critical systems that operate at the intersection of advanced AI, complex hardware, and real-world constraints. Their work directly supports national security, space infrastructure, and next-generation aerospace systems.

This is a senior, hands-on technical leadership role for an engineer who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, and uses AI as leverage to eliminate friction in complex engineering workflows.

The Role

Our client is seeking a Senior AI Engineer – Agentic Platform Lead to serve as a senior technical leader within a specialized Agentic Computational Engineering (ACE) team.

You will architect and build a multi-agent AI platform that enables autonomous agents to design complex hardware systems end-to-end. You will own the technical roadmap for this platform, lead a small high-caliber team, and work closely with domain experts across propulsion, electronics, and manufacturing.

This role is ideal for a builder who is excited about turning cutting-edge AI research into real, deployable industrial capability.

What You’ll Build

  • A scalable agentic AI platform supporting autonomous hardware design

  • Distributed orchestration systems coordinating large numbers of AI agents

  • Secure execution environments where agents run code, simulations, and analyses

  • Memory, retrieval, and provenance systems (RAG, vector databases, decision logs)

  • High-performance, observable systems operating at scale

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect and own the full-stack agentic AI platform, including orchestration, runtimes, and services

  • Design distributed systems (orchestrator–worker, swarms, event-driven architectures) for agent coordination

  • Build secure execution layers integrating internal tools, simulations, and data sources

  • Implement memory, context, and decision-tracking systems for agent reasoning and traceability

  • Profile and optimize performance for latency, reliability, and observability

  • Lead and mentor a small team of engineers and technical contributors

  • Partner with engineering domain experts to translate real workflows into scalable agentic capabilities

  • Influence long-term technical strategy for agentic AI across the organization

Required Qualifications

  • Master’s + 5 years, or PhD + 3 years in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or equivalent experience

  • 5+ years building production-grade backend or distributed systems in mission-critical environments

  • Strong experience with Python, Go, or Rust and modern microservice architectures

  • Hands-on experience with LLM-based systems and agent frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, AutoGen, or custom runtimes)

  • Demonstrated AI-first workflow, using LLMs and agents to materially accelerate development

  • Proven technical leadership in fast-moving, ambiguous environments

Preferred Qualifications

  • Background in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Applied Mathematics

  • Experience integrating AI agents with engineering tools (CAD/CAE, simulation, manufacturing platforms)

  • Experience with observability stacks (logging, tracing, metrics)

  • Experience building safety-critical or mission-critical platforms

  • Open-source contributions or personal projects demonstrating deep system-building expertise

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive base salary: $165,000 – $250,000 USD

  • Annual bonus potential

  • Comprehensive health, retirement, and wellness benefits

  • Paid time off

CFO

  • Location: San Mateo, California
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #7157
  • Salary: NON 250,000

We are partnered with a venture-backed deep-tech hardware company entering a major scale-up phase.

This is a  CFO role owning capital strategy, fundraising, and financial discipline in a complex environment spanning manufacturing, government programmes, and commercial contracts.

Key focus areas:

  • Lead large-scale equity and debt fundraising (incl. government-backed financing)

  • Establish a single source of truth for company financials, forecasting, and cash

  • Own cost structure and unit economics in a hardware/manufacturing business

  • Manage financial aspects of government contracts, R&D funding, and commercial revenue

  • Build and lead a lean finance function (Controller + external partners)

Ideal for a venture-backed CFO with experience in deep tech, hardware, or advanced manufacturing, comfortable operating across capital markets, government funding, and international growth (US/Canada).

Head of Vehicle Software

  • Location: Los Angeles County, California
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #7145
  • Salary: NON 300,000

We’re supporting a well-funded, next-generation aerospace company building a new orbital launch vehicle from first principles.

This is a senior leadership role owning all software that runs on the vehicle, from embedded avionics and real-time flight systems to simulation, test, release, and deployment infrastructure.

Scope includes:

  • Safety-critical flight and embedded software across dozens of custom computers

  • Distributed, real-time control systems (flight, GNC integration, vehicle networks, telemetry)

  • Simulation, HIL/SIL, test automation, and release readiness

  • Leading and scaling a multi-team organisation (currently ~25, growing rapidly)

We’re looking for someone who has done this before, ideally having built and flown software for a complex vehicle (rockets, spacecraft, satellites, autonomy, robotics, automotive, or similar cyber-physical systems).

A rare opportunity to shape the foundational software architecture of a launch vehicle with real ownership, autonomy, and long-term upside.

Advisor

  • Location: Washington, District Of Columbia
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #7141
  • Salary: NON 200,000

Gram Partners have partnered with a venture-backed, dual-use deep-tech company who are hiring their first CFO at a pivotal growth stage.

This is a strategic, front-office CFO role for a finance leader with experience in late-stage venture-backed businesses, ideally having taken a company from late stage through to exit.

Key focus areas include:

  • Capital raising and investor relations
  • Financial strategy, modelling, and FP&A
  • SaaS / recurring-revenue economics
  • M&A and strategic transactions
  • Partnering closely with CEO and Board

Ideal background:

  • CFO or senior finance leader in a growth-stage tech company
  • Strong exposure to SaaS or recurring revenue models
  • Experience in deep tech, data, software, or advanced technology
  • Comfortable operating in complex, international environments

Location: Europe (flexible; relocation and visa sponsorship available)

This is a rare opportunity to help shape the next phase of a mission-driven deep-tech company and play a key role in its journey toward scale and exit.