UAV Robotics/Mechatronics Engineer focusing on drone prototyping, integration, and field testing at a deep - tech startup in Delft.
About the role
- AI Process Automation Manager leading initiatives in automation and AI solutions for defense networks. Collaborating with agile teams and driving impactful results in a remote role with occasional travel.
Responsibilities
- Capability Lead that will drive strategic leadership and capability within the portfolio within the organization.
- Ensure that features in each Program Increment (PI) align with the overall roadmap, capability area goals, and established technical baseline.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment and delivery of objectives.
- Integrate and maintain consistent practices across all agile teams, ensuring alignment with the GAINS Delivery Process/Framework.
- Promote adherence to established processes while driving efficiency and effectiveness.
- Demonstrate servant leadership by empowering teams, removing impediments, facilitating and coaching, and fostering growth.
- Focus on reducing or removing spikes and enabling teams to achieve their goals effectively.
- Provide actionable inputs to the team for process improvements based on observations and feedback from team members.
- Brings project management skills and practices to Agile projects.
- Provide inputs to the Estimate at Completion (EAC) based on funding and staffing needs.
- Manage capacity across scrum of scrums and team of teams to ensure optimal resource allocation.
- Support customer meetings, including non-agile meetings, and provide input to Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates.
- Conduct and support demos to showcase progress and align with customer expectations.
- Address corporate requests and ensure compliance with organizational standards and requirements.
- Build, own and successfully execute the product roadmap, incrementally delivering capabilities that benefit mission.
- Position GAINS as a leader in innovation, supporting growth of the portfolio within the organization, which may include supporting activities to expand the growth and new business capture.
- Design and implement processes, efficiency, and cost improvements.
- Recruit, develop, and inspire high-performing teams through mentorship, feedback, and career growth opportunities.
- Foster trust by recognizing achievements and empowering autonomy to drive results.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in related discipline or equivalent experience, with 12-15 years of professional experience; or 10-13 years with a master’s degree.
- Proven experience in strategic planning and roadmap alignment within agile frameworks.
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and SAFe.
- Demonstrated servant leadership skills with a focus on team empowerment and growth.
- Experience in continuous improvement initiatives and process optimization.
- Ability to manage budgets, staffing, and resource allocation effectively.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage with customers and stakeholders.
- Familiarity with predictive analytics, problem detection, anomaly detection, and machine learning concepts.
- Proven leadership experience managing technical teams, ideally in data engineering, AI, or ML teams.
- Hands-on knowledge of AI and ML technologies, including UI Path, Large Language Models, Agentic AI, Elastic, and Databricks.
- Experience deploying and managing workloads in OpenShift or Kubernetes-based environments.
- Familiarity with infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and container orchestration best practices.
- Working knowledge of DISA STIGs, RMF, and other DoD compliance frameworks.
- Ability to obtain interim Secret DoD Security clearance prior to start date.
- Active Security+ Certification (or other applicable 8570 required certification), or ability to obtain one in a short timeframe.
Benefits
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
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