
Praetorian Aeronautics specializes in developing cost-effective autonomous air vehicles and counter-drone systems, focusing on enhancing military and civil defense capabilities. Their flagship…

Praetorian Aeronautics specializes in developing cost-effective autonomous air vehicles and counter-drone systems, focusing on enhancing military and civil defense capabilities. Their flagship…
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Help deliver autonomous defence systems designed to counter one of the fastest-growing threats in modern warfare: drone swarms.
About Praetorian
Praetorian Aeronautics builds advanced autonomous aerial systems designed to protect and defend against the rapidly evolving threat of drone warfare.
Headquartered in Adelaide, we are developing an integrated ecosystem of counter-autonomy systems including:
Dagger – a modular autonomous interceptor designed to defeat Group 2–3 drone threats
Hadrian – an AI-enhanced command and control system enabling operators to deploy interceptors at scale
Venator – a long-endurance autonomous mothership UAS capable of deploying interceptors and extending operational reach
Together, these systems enable defence operators to detect, assess, and defeat autonomous threats while maintaining situational dominance in contested environments.
What you’ll be doing
As Program Manager, you’ll play a central role in turning complex engineering programs into deployable capability for defence partners while helping shape how Praetorian executes programs as the company scales.
You’ll own program delivery across Praetorian’s autonomous systems portfolio, ensuring engineering, product, and operations teams stay aligned as systems move from development into operational deployment. On top of that, you will:
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Security & Compliance Requirements
Due to the nature of our work with defence and national security partners, the successful applicant will need to undergo a National Police Check, be eligible to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Clearance, and comply with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
Interested to find out more? Reach out to us on careers@praetorian-aeronautics.com or hit Apply!