Hidden Level is hiring a Solutions Architect to serve as a mission-driven technical leader. You will drive high-quality proposals, technical demonstrations, and mission architectures, acting as a cross-functional force multiplier with expertise in sensor technologies.
What You'll Do
- Lead technical solutioning and mission architecture development for customer opportunities, including authorship of technical volumes for RFI/RFP responses, white papers, and other customer-facing deliverables.
- Translate complex technical concepts into compelling, customer-aligned solutions.
- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and Product to shape win themes, technical discriminators, and architecture narratives.
- Lead technical solution planning for emerging product demos, live flight events, and customer trials, ensuring architecture and configuration align with customer objectives and product roadmap.
- Serve as a front-line technical expert during DoD, federal, and enterprise customer engagements.
- Provide technical direction and system requirements to cross-functional teams in support of demonstration readiness.
- Partner with Program Managers to prepare for events, define technical success criteria, and ensure readiness for execution.
- Provide technical support to business development efforts, from early shaping to final proposal submission.
- Participate in customer discovery conversations and requirements definition efforts.
- Be the bridge between Products, Engineering, and Sales, ensuring solution integrity, feasibility, and alignment with roadmap.
- Independently own technical solutioning for Hidden Level products, coordinating with Product Managers, Engineering, and others as necessary.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum 7+ years of experience with at least 3 years in RF sensing, ground-based radar, C-UAS, ISR, or related technology domains.
- Proven success in technical proposal writing and solution architecture.
- Strong technical leadership skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive solution alignment.
- Experience with in-field testing, validation, and demonstration of technical articles.
- Excellent verbal communication with comfort and capability of interfacing with senior government customers.
- Eligible for a U.S. security clearance (or current clearance preferred).
- Ability to travel 25-30% domestic & international.
Team & Environment
This role is part of the growing Products and Programs team at Hidden Level.
Benefits & Compensation
- Annual compensation range: $140,000 to $180,000
- Health insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible time off
- 401(k) with employer contributions
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Remote or hybrid work environment
- Potential stock options
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position based in Syracuse, NY.
Hidden Level is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran, disability status, or any other federal, state, or locally protected category.
