Team Leader, Engineering

Marathon Targets' mission is to deploy the world's most advanced Autonomous Robotic Training Systems. We solve a critical, real-world training gap, which ensures that the first time a shooter fires live ammunition at a realistic, moving target isn't in a real firefight. If you want a role where your work directly impacts the readiness and safety of those on the front lines, this is it.

You will be hands-on with cutting-edge robotics, managing field deployments, and ensuring our systems perform flawlessly during high-stakes live-fire training. You'll be active, outdoors, and problem-solving in real-time on the range.

• Dynamic Environments:
  Training schedules mirror real-world operations. This means your schedule will adapt to the training units, occasionally requiring early mornings, late nights, or weekend support to capture realistic night-fire or multi-day exercises.
• A Shared
  
  Purpose:
  
  One Team One Fight:
  We operate with a disciplined, mission-first mindset. We work hard to execute flawless training iterations, and we value autonomy, accountability, and adaptability in the field.

• Flexible Schedule
• Health Insurance (medical, dental & Vision)
• Disability and life insurance available
• 401K with matching contribution
• Paid time off
• Paid sick time
• Paid holidays

This role involves operating and maintaining the robotic targets in support of training.

Primary tasks include:

• Liaison with military personnel
• Expand military leadership (and trainers) knowledge on how to best integrate our system in their training.
• Increase customer base and maximize utilization within our existing customer base.
• Liaison with government civilians
• Ensure we meet and exceed contractual obligations.
• Ensure that Marathon has an excellent reputation in the eyes of the government.
• Solve issues that arise, in a manner that is satisfactory for both the government and Marathon

• Asset management
• Maintain 100% accountability of all issued equipment.
• Ensure all equipment is kept fully functional.
• Implement and enforce Marathon procedures.
• Personnel management
• Effectively communicate company information and ensure compliance by employees.
• Schedule personnel ensuring the mission is achieved and personnel aren't overworked/under worked.
• Act as local level HR and liaising with the HR Manager and Training Service Office Leadership

• Communication with management
• Ensure management is aware of problems being faced at the site.
• Inform Training Service Office Leadership of all government questions, concerns and incidents.
• Communicate summarized state of your site to Training Service Office Leadership and other internal stakeholders
• Work with the business development team to increase Marathon's footprint in the local area.
• Manage an appropriate level of local spares and bring to Training Service Office Leadership's attention any discrepancies.

• Discuss training with instructors, translating trainer's intent into software scenarios which the robots can execute.
• Transportation of the robot system to the training location (Driving pick-up truck with trailer or box type truck carrying equipment)
• Range set-up: set up communications equipment, surveying the range, clearing robot running areas of large debris.
• Oversee the targets during training and monitoring their state through the robot-control software.
• Adapt the target's behavior on the spot according to progress of trainees and real-time directions from instructors.
• Robot maintenance and charging.
• Report on training activities and target usage.
• Coordinate with Marathon staff to facilitate improvements based on actual usage.
• Educate military personnel on the target's capabilities and limitations.

This role does not require any specific technical expertise, however a technical mindset and the ability to troubleshoot is essential. We will provide training in the particulars of operation/maintenance of the system.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills/attributes:

• Creative mindset to constantly expand the use cases of the system.
• Effective personnel leadership and asset management and scheduling
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Proficiency in operating the computer based fielded systems
• Effective communication with customers and team members
• An eye for risk management
• Analyze and solve problems
• Ability to resolve conflicts
• Willingness to self-evaluate and seek help for upskilling themselves
• Ability to mentor/train other staff
• Prior service with the US DoD/military or Law Enforcement
• Ability to work in the field and a willingness to get hands dirty
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• High Motivation - a go getter!
• Ability to work effectively without supervision
• Ability to deal with uncertainty and changing plans and accommodate last minute requests with a willingness to put yourself at the pain points (long hours, nights, weekends)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a strict background check through the government/law enforcement vetting process
• Hold a valid driver's license and be able…