# Director of Engineering at Aurelius Systems

- Company: Aurelius Systems
- What the company does: Aurelius Systems builds AI-powered directed energy laser defense platforms protecting troops, bases, and infrastructure from UAS drone threats. Backed by General Catalyst.
- Company website: https://aureliussystems.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $275K to $315K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-07
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/aureliussystems/c1f3e27a-8e68-413f-8c22-ecd9eb9181aa
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/aurelius-systems-director-of-engineering/

## About the role

We need an Engineering Director to own the path from R&D to production across the whole system. You'll lead multiple engineering disciplines from software, firmware, controls, hardware integration, test, and drive the hard handoff from a thing that works in the lab to a thing that survives downrange and gets built at volume. This is the person who turns a demonstrator into a weapon system. You'll set technical direction, and run the org that executes it.

## What they're looking for

- 12+ years in engineering with significant leadership of multi-disciplinary technical teams
- Track record taking complex hardware/software systems from R&D through production or field deployment
- Experience leading across disciplines — you don't have to be the deepest in every domain, but you have to earn the respect of engineers who are
- Demonstrated ability to scale teams and turn dysfunction or ambiguity into high-performing execution
- Comfort operating hands-on in a lab and on a test range, not just in planning tools

Tags: Engineering