Chief Technolgy Officer

Your technical expertise can directly influence how many soldiers make it back home. A Ukrainian-Latvian manufacturer of FPV drones and interceptors is actively expanding and is looking for a CTO for their team in Riga — full responsibility for the architecture.
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Main Responsibilities

– Define and execute the company’s technology roadmap in alignment with operational requirements, manufacturing scale, and long-term business goals.

– Lead and grow cross-functional engineering and R&D teams in Latvia, building a strong execution culture focused on speed, reliability, and continuous improvement.

– Oversee the architecture and integration of autonomous UAV/FPV systems, including embedded systems, communications, navigation, and software-hardware integration.

– Drive the adoption of emerging technologies and engineering best practices to maintain a competitive technological edge.

– Implement efficient development processes, testing methodologies, and rapid iteration cycles to accelerate product development and deployment.

– Work closely with executive leadership, product teams, and manufacturing to align technical development with operational and customer requirements.

– Manage relationships with strategic suppliers, technology partners, and research institutions.

– Planning, budgeting, reporting

– Team management

– New product technical review and architecting

Mandatory Requirements

– Experience as a CTO, VP of Engineering, Head of R&D, Technical Director, or similar leadership role in a fast-paced technology company.

– Strong background in hardware-software systems, robotics, UAV/FPV technologies, embedded systems, RF communications, or autonomous systems.

– Ability to combine strategic thinking with practical engineering problem-solving and fast decision-making.

– Proven experience building and managing high-performing engineering teams.

– Comfortable working in a rapidly evolving environment with high technical complexity and ambitious execution timelines.

– Fluency in English

– Result Oriented process building strategy

We offer

– Opportunity to contribute to technologies addressing critical security and defense challenges.

– A key leadership role with direct influence on the company’s technological direction and engineering culture.

– Fast engineering cycles, rapid iteration, and the ability to bring advanced concepts into production quickly.

– Competitive salary based on experience, starting from 7000 to 10000 EUR before taxes)

– Work alongside experienced engineers and specialists across hardware, software, autonomy, and manufacturing.

– Official employment in Latvia and health insurance after the probation period.