Field Testing Team Lead

Description Regulus is an agile defense-tech startup tackling the most complex challenges in counter-drone and uncrewed defense. With hundreds of combat-proven systems deployed by the IDF and global partners, we are now engineering the next generation of C-UxS (Counter-Uncrewed Systems). We leverage advanced electronic warfare and kinetic measures to detect and neutralize hostile threats. If you want to push technological boundaries while safeguarding Israel and our allies, join us at this pivotal stage of our growth. This is a unique opportunity to join a company at a pivotal growth stage and help shape its products, culture, and future. The Field Testing TL is responsible for leading efforts for evaluating Regulus’s integrated counter-UAS systems in operationally realistic environments to ensure they meet customer needs, performance expectations, and mission requirements. This role focuses on leading a team performing system-level validation, field trials, and operational performance assessment, while providing support to formal Verification teams as needed. The TL will also be in charge in enhancing current system capabilities while researching tolerances of the system to its limits. The position is mostly hands on. Key Responsibilities •  Lead a team of field test engineers and drone operators, mentoring, keeping schedule, and efficiently supporting all tasks. • Execute system-level validation activities to confirm that solutions meet customer operational requirements across multiple product lines. • Plan, conduct, and document field testing, including live trials with drones, RF systems, sensors, and full integrated platforms. • Design and rigorously execute sophisticated adversarial (“red-team”) test scenarios focusing on exploiting system weaknesses across detection, tracking, and mitigation phases to validate operational resilience. • Evaluate performance and operator workflows under realistic and degraded conditions. • Analyze test data, logs, and telemetry to assess system behavior and identify deviations from expected performance. • Develop validation methodologies, field evaluation frameworks, and continuous improvement processes. • Represent the voice of the customer during validation activities, ensuring alignment with operational requirements and user expectations. • Field Travel: The role requires an estimated 50% travel to outdoor field sites, primarily involving work in outdoor, dynamic environments for test campaigns. Requirements • 3+ years of experience leading a team performing testing or evaluation of complex multidisciplinary systems. • 3+ years of hands-on experience in system-level validation, field testing, or operational performance assessment of complex systems. • Experience testing multidisciplinary systems involving a combination of hardware and software components (e.g., RF, embedded software, sensors, AI/ML, or electromechanical systems). • Experience planning and executing structured tests, including test setup, instrumentation, safety procedures, and data collection. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret field data, identify system weaknesses, and investigate root causes. • Customer-oriented mindset, with the ability to assess system performance against real-world operational needs and mission requirements. • Adversarial mindset, with the ability to challenge system capabilities, identify vulnerabilities, and test performance limits. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document test procedures, findings, and recommendations clearly. • Comfortable working in outdoor, dynamic, and occasionally unpredictable field environments. • Hands-on experience with UAS/C-UAS operations and testing environments - highly desirable. • Familiarity with RF systems and relevant test equipment (e.g., spectrum analyzers) - an advantage.