Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Chicago, IL

Customer-facing technical lead for Hivemind autonomy supporting demos, capture, RFIs/RFPs, and solution development. Translate mission needs into feasible autonomy and simulation solutions, engage cross-functionally, support customers, and inform product and engineering with field insights. Frequent customer travel and ability to obtain U.S. security clearance required.

Lead and continuously improve the companys SOX 404 program: design strategy, risk assessment, scoping, testing, and remediation. Partner with Finance, IT, Legal, and business owners to document controls, manage external audits, drive automation and ERP/GRC integrations, report to executives and Audit Committee, and establish policies, training, and a scalable SOX team.

Lead AI operations and governance for workplace AI: own sustainment, licensing, security, observability, model monitoring/tuning, integrations, and governance. Build and lead a team, set strategy, manage costs, and ensure compliant, reliable production AI systems.

Lead the end-to-end demand-to-value pipeline for enterprise AI: identify high-impact use cases, make buy/build decisions, drive adoption, establish baselines and ROI, and build a team to scale business-facing AI delivery while providing credible technical evaluation of ML and generative AI.

Support implementation and monitoring of FAR/DFARS/CAS compliance controls, assist policy and control documentation, participate in internal reviews and audit readiness, prepare government filings, produce compliance reports and dashboards, monitor regulatory updates, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Lead strategic technical sourcing for aerospace, autonomy, AI, and hardware engineering roles. Build market maps, talent intelligence, and long-term pipelines using advanced sourcing platforms and AI-powered workflows. Coach recruiters and partners, measure sourcing effectiveness, and scale repeatable sourcing systems to accelerate hiring for cleared and niche engineering talent.

Administer Atlassian Cloud (Jira, JSM, Confluence); design workflows, automations, and governance; develop REST API/webhook integrations; manage Atlassian Access (SSO/SCIM); build advanced JQL dashboards and reports; support cloud migrations, audits, and enterprise system integrations.

Design, install, and integrate aircraft mechanical systems and components. Create 3D CAD models, installation layouts, and detailed drawings. Manage PLM/BOM data, apply GD&T and tolerance stack-ups, support prototypes and production, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate across disciplines to ensure manufacturable, maintainable aircraft hardware.