# Mission Lead - San Diego (Clearance Required) at Vannevar

- Company: Vannevar
- What the company does: Vannevar builds agentic AI for 21st-century conflict, pre-trained for national security missions and delivering decision advantage. Backed by General Catalyst and Felicis.
- Company website: https://www.vannevarlabs.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Diego, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $170K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-07
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/vannevarlabs/jobs/5181911007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/vannevar-mission-lead-san-diego-clearance-required/

## About the role

Mission Leads are customer-facing owners of mission outcomes. You will lead engagements with government stakeholders to identify high-value mission problems, shape pilots and deployments, and turn demonstrated mission value into durable, funded programs.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of experience supporting the Department of the Navy, defense acquisition, government technology, or national security programs
- Experience working within or alongside Navy program offices, PEOs, SYSCOMs, warfare centers, or operational commands
- Experience with defense acquisition, capability development, requirements generation, program management, systems engineering, or technical program execution
- Familiarity with Navy budgeting, acquisition, experimentation, and transition pathways, including organizations such as PEOs, NAVWAR, NAVAIR, NAVSEA, NIWC, or related commands
- Strong technical intuition and the ability to engage credibly with engineers, operators, acquisition professionals, and senior government leaders
- Experience leading customer engagements involving complex technical systems, software platforms, or operational capabilities

Tags: Mission Development