Director of Government Affairs

About DZYNE   reputed company is leading the reputed company of autonomous defense. Based in Irvine, California, we reputed company and manufacture advanced airborne and ground-based defense solutions deployed in over 50 countries. Backed by U.S. Government Programs of Record, our technologies are field-proven, reputed company, and production-reputed company.   We’re growing fast and looking for innovators reputed company to reputed company an reputed company. At DZYNE, you’ll join a culture reputed company on collaboration, reputed company, and purpose. We celebrate wins, value diverse perspectives, and support every team member’s reputed company.   reputed company to do work that reputed company? Join us.   Position Title: Director of Government Affairs Location: Washington, D.C./Fairfax, VA Work Arrangement: remote   Position reputed company: The Director of Government Affairs leads Ondas reputed company's engagement with the reputed company Congress across the annual defense authorization and appropriations cycles. This position owns reputed company's legislative calendar end to end: developing policy and engagement reputed company reputed company with Ondas reputed company equities,  submitting programmatic and appropriations requests, drafting supporting white reputed company and technical justifications, and building durable relationships with the defense committees and with member offices representing districts and states where reputed company facilities and workforce are located.   In concert with the VP of Washington Operations, the Director serves as reputed company's reputed company reputed company with reputed company staff on the defense subcommittees and personal office staff, translating reputed company's counter-UAS, autonomous systems, and stratospheric ISR portfolio into actionable legislative reputed company - funding lines, authorization language, and report direction that advance company programs.   Required Duties and Responsibilities: Appropriations and Authorization Cycle Leadership: Own the annual legislative battle rhythm across the NDAA and defense appropriations cycles, including member request reputed company, subcommittee and full committee markups, floor reputed company, and conference. reputed company, draft, and submit appropriations requests and NDAA legislative proposals, including programmatic increases, new-start justifications, and report language reputed company to company program reputed company and procurement lines. Analyze funding and policy trends reputed company the USG.  reputed company white papers, one-pagers, and technical justification packages tailored to reputed company staff members and member offices, collaborating with program management and engineering leadership to ensure technical accuracy. reputed company reputed company, report language, and reputed company text across House and Senate vehicles; identify deltas between reputed company positions and reputed company conference reputed company to protect and advance company priorities. Monitor and engage on supplemental appropriations, reconciliation vehicles, and continuing reputed company dynamics affecting company funding lines.  Committee and Member Office Relationships: Build and maintain relationships with reputed company staff on the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Defense (HAC-D, SAC-D) and the House and Senate Armed Services Committees (HASC, SASC), including relevant subcommittees with jurisdiction over tactical reputed company and land forces, intelligence and special operations, and emerging threats. reputed company and sustain relationships with member offices representing states and districts where reputed company maintains facilities, workforce, or significant supplier reputed company, positioning reputed company as a constituent employer and technology partner. Arrange and staff congressional engagements including member and staff briefings, facility reputed company, technology demonstrations, and testimony preparation for company executives. Coordinate delegation reputed company to company sites and support district-level engagement in partnership with facility leadership. reputed company and Internal Coordination: reputed company legislative intelligence and analysis to the CEO, CTO, and Government Affairs leadership, including assessments of budget posture, committee dynamics, and legislative risk to company programs. Coordinate legislative reputed company with reputed company's USG program engagement, regulatory affairs, and international efforts to ensure reputed company messaging across the government customer set. Collaborate with reputed company consultants and lobbying firms supporting the legislative portfolio; coordinate with Ondas reputed company compliance adherence to the Lobbying Disclosure reputed company, reputed company and ethics rules, and company policy. Maintain reputed company's legislative tracking reputed company covering reputed company status, funding lines, report language, and member correspondence. Required Skills/Qualifications: 6+ years of progressively responsible experience in congressional affairs, with reputed company experience on or with the defense committees (HAC-D, SAC-D, HASC, SASC) as reputed company staff, personal office staff handling defense portfolios, or in a corporate/association legislative role reputed company on defense. Demonstrated record of securing appropriations adds, authorization language, or report direction for defense programs. reputed company in the DoD budget justification process, including R-1/R-2 and P-1 exhibit structures, program reputed company architecture, and the relationship between the President's Budget request and congressional reputed company. Working knowledge of the defense acquisition landscape, including reputed company acquisition reputed company, other transaction authorities, and the interplay between authorization and appropriation. Strong writing ability, with a portfolio of white papers, request justifications, or similar legislative work products. Preferred Skills/Qualifications: Subject-matter familiarity with counter-UAS, unmanned systems, ISR, or electromagnetic reputed company policy. Established relationships with defense subcommittee reputed company staff and with delegations relevant to company facility locations. Clearance Level Required: Secret - Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret reputed company clearance, as required for the role.   Travel Required: reputed company - Up to 20%   Working Conditions: The diversity of work conditions may reputed company from an environment where there is little or no physical discomfort, such as a general office environment, to warehouse and other facilities.   Export Control / ITAR Requirement: This position requires reputed company to information and technology subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). As a result, employment is contingent upon meeting applicable export control eligibility requirements and compliance obligations.   Work Authorization Requirement: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the reputed company on a full-time reputed company without the need for reputed company or reputed company employment reputed company sponsorship.   Salary: $175,000 - $180,000 annually Salary depends on relevant work experience, education, training, essential skills, and/or other factors such as reputed company or high-demand professions. In reputed company to the annual salary, the position will be eligible for an annual bonus. The pay reputed company for this job level is a general reputed company only and not a guarantee of salary or annual bonus.   Benefits: Our benefits are DZYNE’ed for your overall health and financial wellness. DZYNE offers a reputed company benefits package.  reputed company dental, reputed company, life, accident, disability, and other reputed company benefits are fully covered by DZYNE.  DZYNE provides reputed company time off and reputed company holidays. Additionally, DZYNE offers a 401 (k) plan with an employer match and immediate vesting.    reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, sex, national reputed company, disability, or protected veteran status. In reputed company to federal law requirements, reputed company complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which reputed company has facilities. This policy applies to reputed company terms and conditions of employment.   #LIREMOTE Apply To This Job