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About the role
- Chief Strategy Officer at Scientific Systems, driving strategic autonomy innovations and securing defense programs. Leading technology alignment and engaging with defense partners for scalable solutions.
Responsibilities
- Align Technology and Solutions roadmaps with emerging defense autonomy demand to drive reusable, scalable product capabilities.
- Engage DARPA, DoD, primes, and strategic partners to shape high-leverage programs before formal RFP release, positioning SSCI as a lead autonomy innovator.
- Convert program-driven innovation into repeatable, defensible product platforms.
- Identify and mature critical autonomy technologies required for sustained 3–5 year leadership.
- Serve as senior technical ambassador to defense customers, primes, and ecosystem partners, elevating SSCI’s standing in autonomy.
- Provide investor technical briefings on Diligence defense, Vision articulation, and Long-term product narrative credibility.
- Accelerate long-term valuation through strategic program capture, product maturation, market authority, and capital formation support.
- Shape and secure high-value autonomy and defense programs that expand SSCI’s strategic positioning.
- Contract awards, funded program milestones, or documented strategic capture influence.
- Drive measurable progress toward scalable autonomy products and reusable capability platforms.
- Actively participate in investor briefings and technical diligence. Successful financing event or valuation milestone.
- This role may require extensive travel, must be able to travel when necessary.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree and 15 years of related work experience.
- 10+ years of experience working in a senior management role.
- Active DOD Security Clearance.
- Extensive experience of DOD acquisition processes, government contracting, and international defense initiatives.
- Extensive experience in strategic planning, business development, and research oversight to security defense contracts.
- Prior experience managing corporate budgets.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Prior experience working with autonomy technologies.
Benefits
- Salary: $310,000 - $425,000 (Depends on Experience)
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Hybrid work schedule
- Summer 9/80 Work Schedule
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Work From Home
- Free Food & Snacks
- Wellness Resources
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
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