ABOUT CITADEL:

Citadel Defense is a high growth technology company that builds game-changing security solutions for military, government, and commercial customers.  Our technology helps our customers solve their toughest challenges – providing situational awareness that allows them to make better, smarter, faster decisions that saves lives.  Citadel’s flagship Titan capability combines the latest in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics in order to autonomously protect our servicemen and servicewomen on the front lines from weaponized unmanned systems used by adversaries.  As a member of the growing Citadel Defense team, you will immediately have an outsized impact on mission operations.

POSITION SUMMARY:

We are looking for a mission driven Quality Engineer who is passionate about building reliable solutions for customers in mission critical situations.  In this role, you will help develop, test, and deploy products that protect our nation’s elite Special Operations teams, critical infrastructure, and most valuable organizations from nefarious drone threats.  To do this, we’ve assembled a group of world-class business/strategy, product design, technology, engineering, and data science professionals with deep knowledge and experience in counter drone solutions to work alongside you in tackling one of the country’s most challenging threats.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Under minimal supervision, you will develop strategies and approaches that help accelerate deployment of new capabilities to operators on the front lines
•  System level evaluation and validation of hardware and software solutions with a focus on continuous improvement
• Present test result reports to Engineering Leadership to help prioritize product development efforts
• Deliver data-informed recommendations for hardware selections that shape the future development of the product

YOU SHOULD HAVE:

• One Team.  One Fight. Mentality
• Pursuing a bachelors or masters degree from an accredited institution with completed course work in Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Industrial Engineer, or Computer Science
• Ability to understand new concepts quickly, apply them accurately, organize, schedule, and coordinate work plans; and determine an action plan with little supervision across a range of complex problems
• Strong communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills

IDEALLY YOU WILL HAVE:

• Willingness to jump in and lead new projects independently
• Ability to work extended hours as required
• Ability to perform complex tasks in one or more engineering areas
• Experience working with the Department of Defense or Department of Homeland Security
• Passion for robotics and drones

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.