Chief Development Officer

The Chief Development Officer will report to the CEO and serve as a catalyst to accelerate Scientific Systems’ transition into a scalable autonomy product company by integrating market shaping, program capture, capability maturation, and executive technical credibility — including direct support of capital formation. This role is intended to significantly create value. This role is designed to accelerate long-term valuation through strategic program capture, product maturation, market authority, and capital formation support.

Essential Functions:

• Align Technology and Solutions roadmaps with emerging defense autonomy demand to drive reusable, scalable product capabilities.

• Engage DARPA, DoD, primes, and strategic partners to shape high-leverage programs before formal RFP release, positioning SSCI as a lead autonomy innovator.

• Convert program-driven innovation into repeatable, defensible product platforms.

• Identify and mature critical autonomy technologies required for sustained 3–5 year leadership.

• Serve as senior technical ambassador to defense customers, primes, and ecosystem partners, elevating SSCI’s standing in autonomy.

• Act as executive technical authority in support of fundraising efforts, including:

• Provide investor technical briefings on Diligence defense, Vision articulation, and Long-term product narrative credibility.

• Accelerate long-term valuation through strategic program capture, product maturation, market authority, and capital

formation support.

• Shape and secure high-value autonomy and defense programs that expand SSCI’s strategic positioning.
• Contract awards, funded program milestones, or documented strategic capture influence.
• Drive measurable progress toward scalable autonomy products and reusable capability platforms.

• Success metrics: Defined product roadmap milestones achieved, reusable technology integration, margin expansion, or product readiness indicators.
• Serve as senior technical authority during fundraising efforts.
• Actively participate in investor briefings and technical diligence. Successful financing event or valuation milestone.
• This role may require extensive travel, must be able to travel when necessary.

• Salary: $310,000 - $425,000 (Depends on Experience)
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Hybrid work schedule
• Summer 9/80 Work Schedule
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Work From Home
• Free Food & Snacks
• Wellness Resources
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan