Solutions Architect - Autonomous

Solution Architect - Autonomy (Maritime / Uncrewed Systems) - UK I''m supporting a leading UK Defence business building an open, modular autonomy architecture for uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). They''re looking for a senior Autonomy Solution Architect to own the end-to-end technical solution for this autonomy line of effort - translating customer missions and operational environments into a coherent system architecture, delivery increments, and evidence-backed releases. What You''ll Be DoingDefine and own the end-to-end autonomy architecture, including onboard systems, mission management, remote operations, communications, simulation environments, payload interfaces, APIs, data models, and service contracts.Lead roadmap delivery by translating strategy into phased releases, managing dependencies, acceptance criteria, capability maturity, and operational readiness.Govern system integration, verification, and assurance, ensuring traceability from requirements through testing, defect resolution, supplier integration, and release approval.Drive architecture standards, reusable virtual integration environments, and safe operation models, including authority transfer, degraded modes, and fail-safe behaviours.Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams, supporting design reviews, problem-solving, trials, commissioning, and early operational deployments.Eligibility for UK Security Clearance, and willingness to travel for trials and deployments. What They''re ..... full job details .....