Mission Operations Specialist | Breaker

TLDR

• Avalon is a platform-agnostic AI agent - lets operators command cross-domain robot teams (air, ground, maritime) through natural conversation, like tasking any other teammate.
• You'll run live demos globally - lead multi-robot demonstrations for defense customers at trade shows (AUSA, DSEI, Land Forces) and field trials.
• Customer-facing technical role - represent Breaker to military decision-makers, translate complex technical concepts into operational value, and build relationships.
• Build this function from scratch - own the entire mission ops domain with autonomy and direct founder access.
• Military background required - tactical experience with ISR/autonomous systems. Understand how operators can make the most out of this technology.
• Travel required
  - 50%+ time on the road (US + international), relocate to Austin, Texas.
• Test and shape the product - rigorous field testing, write detailed reports, and provide an operator perspective that influences engineering decisions.
• Technical + communication skills - troubleshoot field issues, present to senior military leaders, produce clear documentation.
• Early stage equity - generous ownership stake, ground floor opportunity with path to leading a team.
• In-person team - office every day in Austin, working hard alongside experienced robotics/defense engineers backed by top global investors.

About Breaker

The way humans use robots is broken. Modern warfare demands more robots than we have operators. Every drone, ground vehicle, and maritime system requires dedicated training, manual control, and constant human oversight. One operator per robot. One pilot per mission. This operator bottleneck is the constraint on military capability today.

Breaker's AI agent, Avalon, breaks this constraint. Instead of piloting individual robots, operators command entire teams of autonomous systems across air, ground, and maritime domains, all through natural conversation.

A single operator can now coordinate multiple drones, ground vehicles, and other platforms simultaneously. Instead of flying search patterns on three different screens, you say "survey this area and flag anything unusual" - and a team of robots figures out how to divide the task, coordinate their movements, and report back what matters.

We're not just making robots easier to control. We're fundamentally changing the operator-to-robot ratio, turning small teams into force multipliers.

Our software deploys models directly onboard each robot, enabling real-time, intent-driven control even in contested environments with limited bandwidth. We're solving problems most AI companies never touch: sub-second inference on edge hardware with strict latency, power, and connectivity constraints.

We're backed by some of the best global investors and are growing our team across Austin, Texas, and Sydney, Australia. We're a small team of experienced engineers, moving fast on technology that will define how humans and machines work together for decades to come.

Join us if you want to help create the robots we were promised 🤖

About the Role

You will lead hands-on deployments and demonstrations of Breaker's autonomous systems in the field. This role splits between conducting multi-drone demonstrations for defense customers and partners globally and rigorously testing our software from an operator's perspective.

You will build this function from the ground up - independently running demonstrations that convert to contracts, while shaping our product through the lens of real operational experience. Your military background will directly influence how we build Avalon, ensuring we're solving actual mission problems, not theoretical ones.

This is a highly customer-facing role. You will represent Breaker at major defense trade shows (AUSA, DSEI, Avalon, etc.), conduct live demonstrations for military decision-makers, lead technical discussions with potential customers, and translate operational requirements into product feedback for our engineering team. Your ability to speak the language of operators while explaining cutting-edge AI capabilities is critical.

This isn't a desk job. It's hands-on, fast-paced, and critical to our growth. This…