General Atomics-posted 2 months ago
$140,940 - $252,293/Yr
Full-time • Senior
Poway, CA
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems. We have an outstanding opportunity for a Principal AI Battle Management Lead in Poway, CA. This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on technical development, guiding the architecture, prototyping, and deployment of AI-enabled battle management systems across GA-ASI's unmanned and collaborative combat aircraft portfolio. The Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence Solutions Software group is charted to develop and deploy end-to-end autonomous systems that enable unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to execute autonomous missions. The Principal AI Battle Management Lead will act as a technical authority, hands-on engineer, and customer-facing leader, shaping the next generation of autonomous mission execution and decision-support capabilities for the U.S. Department of War.

  • Set the technical vision and roadmap for AI-enabled battle management systems, aligning GA-ASI autonomy solutions with DoD Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) and Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) initiatives.
  • Lead cross-functional engineering teams in developing and integrating multi-agent autonomy, real-time decision-support, and adaptive mission planning capabilities.
  • Serve as principal investigator and program lead for advanced R&D efforts in AI/ML for battle management.
  • Interface directly with senior government customers, DARPA, AFRL, and DIU to translate mission needs into executable autonomy architectures.
  • Provide capture and proposal support, including shaping technical volumes, white papers, and executive-level presentations.
  • Partner with industry and academic collaborators to bring cutting-edge AI research into operational prototypes.
  • Establish best practices for DevSecOps, MLOps, and mission assurance in autonomy software development.
  • Guide testing and evaluation strategies, including simulation, SIL/HIL, and flight demonstrations of AI-driven battle management capabilities.
  • Mentor and grow technical talent across the autonomy and AI teams.
  • Ensure compliance with ITAR, export control, cybersecurity, and DoD acquisition regulations.
  • Typically requires a bachelor's degree, master's degree or PhD in computer science, information systems or related discipline and progressive software development experience as follows; fifteen or more years of experience with a bachelor's degree, thirteen or more years of experience with a master's degree, or ten or more years with a PhD.
  • Demonstrated track record leading development of battle management systems, C2 decision-support, or collaborative autonomy architectures in defense/aerospace.
  • Expertise in reinforcement learning, multi-agent coordination, deep learning, probabilistic reasoning, and decision-theoretic planning.
  • Strong customer-facing experience: ability to present to senior DoD stakeholders, influence CONOPS development, and shape technology roadmaps.
  • Proven success in capture and proposal efforts, including technical volume authorship and program strategy.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to inspire teams and build trusted relationships with customers.
  • Hands-on expertise in programming languages: Python, C++, Java, or equivalent.
  • Hands-on expertise in frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Ray RLlib, or equivalent.
  • Hands-on expertise in data/AI tools: Scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy, JAX.
  • Hands-on expertise in simulation/integration: NTGS, AFSIM, or similar.
  • Hands-on expertise in Cloud/DevOps: Kubernetes, Docker, AWS/Azure GovCloud.
  • Hands-on expertise in MLOps/DevSecOps: MLflow, GitLab CI/CD, secure software pipelines.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret / SCI security clearance is required (active clearance strongly preferred).
  • Salary: $140,940 - $252,293
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