Mission Operations Manager

The role

You will plan and run exercises and trials to prove autonomous systems and Spatial AI in realistic conditions. You will act as the day-to-day contact for operational units and translate field observations into requirements.

What you will do

• Plan trials and exercises from component tests to multi-system exercises
• Run exercises on the ground coordinating people, systems and logistics
• Act as the day-to-day contact for operational units
• Assess system performance in realistic conditions and document results
• Translate user feedback and field observations into structured requirements
• Supply the commercial team with operational evidence and field insight
• Help establish processes and ways of working for the Mission Operations team

Required qualifications

• Several years of experience in military operations, trials or capability development
• Solid technical understanding of unmanned systems, autonomy or software-defined defence
• Highly organised and comfortable running complex activities outdoors and under time pressure
• Communicate clearly and build trust with military users, partners and internal teams
• Willing to travel regularly across Europe and into other markets where SE3 operates
• Native-level German
• Full professional fluency in English, written and spoken

Nice to have

• Experience planning or running military exercises, trials or experimentation campaigns involving unmanned or autonomous systems
• Hands-on experience operating drones
• EU UAS operator certificates
• Experience in NATO or other multinational exercise environments
• Familiarity with defence procurement and how operational trials lead to funded programmes

Benefits

• Participate in SE3's growth through our employee participation programme
• High-quality and modern toolset
• Flat hierarchy
• Best-in-class AI tools and agents
• 31 Paid Days Off
• Free membership to gyms, yoga, and wellness through EGYM Wellpass
• 2 company retreats per year
• Professional mentor

Before you apply

• Candidates must be eligible to obtain and hold the security clearance required for this role

About the company

SE3 Labs builds spatial intelligence and autonomy software for unmanned systems. They combine 3D computer vision, state estimation and AI to help autonomous platforms operate when sensors become unreliable.