Vice President of Engineering

Overview

Lead 20+ engineers in hardware/software for autonomous defense vehicles

Key Responsibilities

• team management
• hardware engineering
• software engineering
• defense engineering
• scale growth
• strategic impact

Tasks

The Vice President of Engineering will be responsible for a team of 20+ engineers across both hardware and software. It will be essential for you to come from a engineering background with strong autonomy experience within the defense and / or aerospace industry. With huge ambitious plans to scale from 50 to 270 by 2027 this is a unique opportunity where you will be able to have a significant impact from day 1.

Requirements

• high integrity
• high stakes
• fast-paced
• startup
• leadership
• inspiration

What You Bring

If you’re experience fits the above and you thrive in high-integrity, high-stakes engineering environments then please apply now with your latest resume! They have a clear mission and overall goal to become an underwater autonomy prime so they need the Vice President of Engineering to be a inspirational individual who can thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic start up environment with the ability to help them achieve their growth goals whilst maintaining the culture.

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About Apera

-They’ve zeroed in on deep tech, tackling transformative sectors like future mobility, clean energy, defence and space. -Rather than products, Apera crafts high‑impact teams to build groundbreaking technologies across complex domains. -Projects range from launching embedded talent into cutting‑edge defence systems to scaling clean‑energy platforms. -Despite its young age, Apera’s clients include visionary innovators pushing the frontiers of aerospace and sustainable transport. -Unusually for a firm so new, they’ve already opened a U.S. office and are gearing up for major expansion in defense and advanced air mobility.

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