10+ years of experience in production software or data systems, ideally in industrial or regulated environments.
Proven ability to independently build full-stack systems, including database design and deployment.
Strong understanding of data architecture and physical-asset traceability.
Experience with quality systems like QMS, MES, or PLM.
Ability to design complex data models for various manufacturing components.
Strong security mindset, including role-based access and encryption.
Familiarity with defense compliance standards such as ITAR and AS9100.
Responsibilities
Build and own Lykos' secure digital stack for various manufacturing records.
Translate operational models into software for repair and qualification processes.
Develop the first production-grade system, including backend APIs and documentation.
Create a structured data layer for qualification data that meets defense standards.
Design digital workflows for the entire repair and inspection process.
Build a backend for storing critical inspection and repair evidence.
Integrate digital systems with internal and partner workflows for seamless data flow.
Benefits
Opportunity to lead the development of cutting-edge digital infrastructure.
Work in a fast-paced, innovative environment with direct impact on defense manufacturing.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering and quality assurance.
Potential for growth into broader technical leadership roles.
Engage with government and commercial partners in a critical industry.
Full Job Description
Sr. Software Engineer and Data Scientist from Advanced Manufacturing, Defense and Aerospace
THE OPPORTUNITY
In the role of Data + Software Lead, you will construct the secure digital infrastructure that enables Lykos'repair and sustainment model to be secure, repeatable, and scalable. You will have ownership of the digital system that serves as an immutable thread from intake, configuration, and qualification, through to process and readiness.
This position demands a senior technical builder with a solid grasp of defense manufacturing and sustainment, quality assurance systems, immutable traceability, controlled data, and industrial-grade software. This is not a high-level strategy, vendor-management, or traditional CTO role. You must be prepared to write, deploy, and own every single line of code yourself before beginning to scale the engineering team.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
Build and own Lykos' secure digital stack for dBOMs, digital passports, process-BOMs, qualification evidence, repair records, inspection data, and release workflows.
Translate Lykos' operating model into software: one named part family, one defined damage mode, one repair/protection process, one acceptance matrix, one digital qualification package, and one measured return-to-service delta.
Develop the first production-grade system directly, including database architecture, backend APIs, operator interfaces, authentication, permissions, evidence storage, audit logs, deployment, and documentation.
Build the CUI-ready data layer required to make process-BOM and qualification data structured, searchable, traceable, and audit-ready for defense customers.
Create digital workflows for intake, triage, repair/protection, selective reproduction, inspection, qualification, release, quarantine, revocation, and requalification.
Build the evidence backend for NDT records, inspection results, photos, machine logs, material lots, calibration records, certificates, work instructions, acceptance criteria, and return-to-service documentation.
Support Lykos' M0 / H0+H1 prototype cell by capturing the data required to prove repair quality, process repeatability, qualification readiness, and readiness improvement.
Integrate Lykos' digital layer with internal and partner systems, including QMS, MES, PLM, NDT labs, coatings facilities, heat-treat providers, MRO partners, depot workflows, and customer data environments.
Create dashboards for lead-time reduction, repair-versus-replace economics, yield, rework, acceptance status, qualified part-family growth, readiness impact, and recurring work packages.
Establish data controls aligned with CUI, ITAR/EAR, AS9100/Nadcap-adjacent quality environments, customer proprietary information, and future GovCloud or classified-enclave requirements.
Partner with manufacturing, process engineering, quality, business development, and government stakeholders to ensure the digital system matches how parts are actually repaired, inspected, approved, and returned to service.
Build the foundation for AI-ready sustainment datasets by ensuring records are attributable, classifiable, versioned, permissioned, and tied to real process evidence.
REQUIRED SKILLS
10+ years of experience building production software or data systems, preferably in industrial, aerospace, defense, manufacturing, logistics, MRO, supply chain, or regulated environments.
Proven ability to build full-stack systems independently, including database design, backend services, APIs, user interfaces, authentication, infrastructure, testing, and deployment.
Strong understanding of data architecture, physical-asset traceability, configuration management, evidence records, audit trails, event logs, and release-state workflows.
Experience with manufacturing, sustainment, or quality systems such as QMS, MES, PLM, ERP, LIMS, SCADA, historians, maintenance systems, or digital work instruction platforms.
Ability to design data models for part families, serialized components, material lots, process windows, machines, work orders, inspection events, nonconformances, release decisions, and readiness metrics.
Strong security and compliance mindset, including role-based access, attribute-based access, encryption, audit logging, identity management, controlled data environments, and secure partner access.
Familiarity with defense or aerospace compliance expectations such as CUI, CMMC/NIST 800-171, ITAR/EAR, AS9100, Nadcap, DFARS, or equivalent regulated environments.
Comfort working directly with operators, inspectors, engineers, quality teams, depot stakeholders, government customers, and commercial partners.
Demonstrated ability to operate in early-stage, fast-moving environments where the first version must be built directly, not delegated.
Strong written communication skills and ability to create clear technical documentation for internal teams, customers, auditors, and government stakeholders.
PREFERRED SKILLS
Background in defense sustainment, depot operations, aviation MRO, autonomous systems, advanced manufacturing, additive manufacturing, or critical infrastructure.
Experience building digital thread, digital passport, asset genealogy, dBOM/xBOM, SBOM, evidence vault, or supply-chain traceability systems.
Familiarity with IUID, MIL-STD-130, GS1/DataMatrix, serialized part tracking, release certificates, counterfeit-risk workflows, or controlled technical data.
Experience with PostgreSQL, Python, TypeScript, FastAPI, Next.js, object storage, OIDC, Keycloak, OPA, event buses, audit ledgers, or similar modern architecture.
