Director, Hardware Integration Engineering

About Gallatin

At Gallatin, we are rebuilding logistics infrastructure for the national security missions of the United States and allied partners. We build AI systems that determine how logistics decisions are made — not just how they're executed. From factory to foxhole, we operate at the layer where data becomes decisions, and decisions make the advantage.

About the Role

We're looking for our founding Director, Hardware Engineering to build and lead the team that takes Gallatin's software into the field. You'll own design of rugged edge compute, sensors and tactical communications; designed to work in harsh, disconnected, contested environments.

You'll build the hardware design and integration teams from the ground up, set the technical direction, and own the path from napkin sketch, to bench to fielded system. You'll work closely with our software, AI, and product leaders, and directly with operators during testing and exercises. When a system has to work in the field, you're the person accountable for making sure it does.

What You'll Do

Build and Lead the Hardware Team

• Hire, develop, and lead a team of hardware design and hardware integration engineers in El Segundo

• Set clear ownership, technical standards, and a high bar for the team

• Grow the function as Gallatin scales, from individual systems to a repeatable fielding capability

Own the Hardware Strategy

• Define the hardware architecture and platform choices for edge compute, vehicle-mounted systems, and fielded kits

• Make the build, buy, and partner calls on hardware and vendors, and own the trade-offs

• Plan for the realities of fielding: size, weight, power, thermal, ruggedization, and supply chain

Get Systems Fielded and Keep Them Working

• Own integration from bench to deployment across sensors, radios, and tactical networks

• Lead the team through field tests and exercises, and drive what breaks back into the system

• Build repeatable processes for hardware configuration, test, deployment, and sustainment

Partner Across the Company

• Work with software and AI leaders to surface hardware limits early and shape the roadmap

• Partner with security on accreditation for systems that touch classified networks

• Support customer and program conversations as the technical owner for hardware

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years in hardware design, systems integration, and embedded engineering, including 3+ years leading engineering teams

• A track record of taking hardware systems from prototype to fielded, in production use

• Deep hands-on understanding of Linux-based edge systems, hardware interfaces, and networking

• Experience making hardware architecture and vendor decisions with real cost, schedule, and SWaP constraints

• Ability to hire and develop strong engineers in a fast-growing company

• Based in El Segundo, or willing to relocate

• U.S. citizenship and the willingness to obtain and maintain a Secret or Top Secret clearance

Bonus Points

• Active Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI clearance

• Experience designing and fielding systems for DOW, especially in DDIL or tactical edge environments

• Familiarity with tactical radios, ATAK, or military communications systems

• Experience with RMF, ATO, or accreditation for classified systems

• Startup or early-stage defense tech experience building a team from scratch

• Military or operational experience working alongside end users in the field

Mission and Identity

We are building the system that enables faster, smarter logistics decisions in contested environments, and we're doing it with a team of seasoned entrepreneurs, operators, and technologists who have built and scaled solutions in this space before. We hold ourselves to an extremely high standard. We value clear thinking, direct communication, and the kind of ownership that doesn't stop until something actually works.

Our mission is to create decision advantage when the stakes are the highest. If we succeed, the system doesn't just run; it gets smarter. We're not building AI for its own sake. We're building it because faster, smarter decisions in the most demanding environments on earth can't wait. If you want to work somewhere the stakes are real and the mission is urgent — you'll fit in here.

Why Gallatin?

The logistics infrastructure that supports America's warfighters and humanitarian disaster responders is overdue for transformation, and we are building it. From defense operations to disaster response, we're solving the hardest problems that keep missions moving when it matters most. Join a team where the mission is the point.

Compensation

Gallatin offers competitive compensation commensurate with experience. Actual compensation may vary based on experience, skills, and location. In addition to base salary, we offer a generous equity grant, full healthcare coverage, 401(k), unlimited PTO, and the perks of working in a high-caliber, mission-driven environment.

Gallatin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance. The successful candidate must be able to work in a classified environment when necessary.

We comply with the United States Department of Labor's Pay Transparency provision.