Beacon Venture Capital

Manager

• Serve as the primary point of contact for the office, managing visitors, vendors, building maintenance, and security protocols
• Manage vendor relationships and contracts (cleaning, utilities, catering, IT, etc.) and oversee billing and issue resolution
• Maintain office equipment, supplies, and common areas; conduct regular walkthroughs to ensure a safe and functional workspace
• Ensure emergency equipment is maintained and safety documentation is up to date; serve as first point of contact for emergency services
• Support new hire onboarding logistics including workspace setup, badging, equipment coordination, and company swag
• Coordinate with HR on in-office interviews, employee records, and administrative needs
• Process accounts payable, manage invoices, and maintain accurate financial records in coordination with leadership
• Manage calendars, schedule meetings and conference rooms, and provide administrative support to senior leadership
• Handle incoming and outgoing mail, document scanning, filing, and secure destruction of confidential materials
• Coordinate with Legal for document signatures and compliance matters
• Manage incoming and outgoing shipments; coordinate with couriers and freight vendors
• Run office errands as needed
• Plan and execute company events including team offsites, milestone celebrations, and all-hands logistics
• Coordinate catering for meetings, executive visits, and office events

Office & Facilities Manager

Cloud Engineer

• Cloud Infrastructure Setup and Maintenance: Design, provision, and maintain AWS infrastructure using IaC tools such as AWS CDK or Terraform.
• Build CI/CD and testing for apps, infra, and ML pipelines using GitHub Actions, CodeBuild, and CodePipeline.
• Operate secure networking with VPCs, PrivateLink, and VPC endpoints. Manage IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, and audit logging.
• LLM Platform and Runtime: Stand up and operate model endpoints using AWS Bedrock and/or SageMaker; evaluate when to use ECS/EKS, Lambda, or Batch for inference jobs.
• Build and maintain application services that call LLMs through clean APIs, with streaming, batching, and backoff strategies.
• Implement prompt and tool execution flows with LangChain or similar, including agent tools and function calling.
• RAG Data Systems and Vector Search: Design chunking and embedding pipelines for documents, time series, and multimedia. Orchestrate with Step Functions or Airflow.
• Operate vector search using OpenSearch Serverless, Aurora PostgreSQL with pgvector, or Pinecone. Tune recall, latency, and cost.
• Build and maintain knowledge bases and data syncs from S3, Aurora, DynamoDB, and external sources.
• Evaluation, Observability, and Cost Governance: Create offline and online eval harnesses for prompts, retrievers, and chains. Track quality, latency, and regression risk.
• Instrument model and app telemetry with CloudWatch and OpenTelemetry. Build token usage and cost dashboards with budgets and alerts.
• Add guardrails, rate limits, fallbacks, and provider routing for resilience.
• Safety, Privacy, and Compliance: Implement PII detection and redaction, access controls, content filters, and human-in-the-loop review where needed.
• Use Bedrock Guardrails or policy services to enforce safety standards. Maintain audit trails for regulated environments.
• Data Pipeline Construction: Build ingestion and processing pipelines for structured, unstructured, and multimedia data. Ensure integrity, lineage, and cataloging with Glue and Lake Formation.
• Optimize bulk data movement and storage in S3, Glacier, and tiered storage. Use Athena for ad-hoc analysis.

Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure – Multiple Seniority Levels

Business Operations

• Drive critical initiatives end-to-end: define the plan, align stakeholders, manage execution, and ensure outcomes.
• Company strategy support: build crisp analyses, frame decisions, and help leadership prioritize and communicate direction.
• Partnerships and external relationships: support deal conversations, coordinate cross-functional follow-through, and help structure/track partnerships.
• Legal and contracts support: manage contract workflows, coordinate with counsel, and keep terms, timelines, and stakeholders organized.
• Team building and special projects: help stand up new functions and processes, support hiring efforts, and lead “whatever it takes” projects that unblock the team.
• Operations and facilities: help ensure the office and day-to-day business operations run smoothly as we scale.
• Executive communication: create high-quality decks, memos, and briefings for internal and external audiences.

Business Operations Director

Attorney

• Own the day-to-day legal workflow (contracts, coordination with counsel, basic corporate and employment admin)
• Run intake, drafting, review, negotiation support, signature, and filing for various agreements
• Maintain templates and “fallback positions” that match our risk tolerance
• Coordinate reviews of government and prime/sub agreements with outside counsel
• Track key contract obligations and deliverables
• Help internal teams understand agreements in plain English
• Maintain invention assignment and contractor IP paperwork
• Own offer letter / contractor agreement workflows
• Manage recurring operational workflows to keep the company running

Legal & Business Director

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Build and maintain multi-year, multi-scenario financial models (revenue, headcount, gross margin, cash, runway, balance sheet).
• Own annual planning and rolling forecasts, including a monthly forecast cadence.
• Define and track operating metrics and KPIs that actually drive the business.
• Turn assumptions into clear sensitivities, risks, and decision options for leadership.
• Own budgets, approvals, and variance reporting (plan vs actual, drivers, corrective actions).
• Partner with functional leads on headcount planning and project-based budgeting.
• Put lightweight controls in place that keep us disciplined without slowing the company down.
• Partner with GTM and product leadership on market segmentation and pricing strategy.
• Build pricing and unit economics models (margin, cost-to-serve, discounting guardrails, contract structure tradeoffs).
• Support deal review and proposal economics: profitability, payment terms, milestones, and risk.
• Manage contract bookkeepers/accounting and tax providers: close schedule, accuracy, deliverables.
• Maintain clean monthly reporting and cash planning (invoicing, collections, vendor payments, expense policy).
• Keep us audit-ready as needed, with good documentation and consistent processes.
• Be a thought partner to the CEO and leaders on strategy, sequencing, and tradeoffs.
• Contribute to company operations and other high-priority work as needed (startup mindset, high ownership).

Finance Director

Technical Recruiter

• Own technical hiring strategy and execution for Murdock-related engineering roles, with a strong preference for candidates who have recruited in robotics, aerospace, or defense environments
• Partner closely with engineering leaders to refine role requirements, calibrate on candidates, and align on hiring decisions
• Source, screen, and assess candidates; team building is one of the most important areas of work at Beacon, so building an intentional pipeline of exceptional candidates will be key
• Synthesize interview feedback and make clear hiring recommendations; establish clear and repeatable structures, expectations, and processes to keep the system fair, efficient, and effective
• Partner closely with recruiting operations to optimize workflows, pipelines, and candidate experiences
• Represent Beacon honestly and compellingly to candidates, and help close exceptional talent in this competitive hiring market!

Senior Technical Recruiter

Full-stack Engineer

• Design and implement iOS features using Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, and modern iOS frameworks.
• Build and maintain high performance mobile applications that handle large datasets such as wind and weather data in real time.
• Develop and integrate Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) features including location services, map navigation, and aviation instrument displays.
• Integrate with external hardware and edge devices to support real time data ingestion and application functionality.
• Architect offline-first experiences and graceful degradation strategies to ensure full application functionality in low or no connectivity environments.
• Implement background processing and long-running compute tasks using Swift Concurrency, async/await, and background task APIs to support continuous data handling without impacting the user experience.
• Apply data security best practices including Keychain storage, encryption, and secure data handling to protect sensitive flight and user data.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and designers to deliver precise, reliable, and intuitive mobile experiences.
• Participate in code reviews and follow established iOS best practices and architectural patterns.
• Help ensure code quality, performance, and maintainability through testing and documentation.

Software Engineer, iOS/Mobile – Electronic Flight Bag (EFB)

Backend Engineer

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services and APIs used by web and mobile applications.
• Work with senior engineers to build reliable, scalable backend systems in production environments.
• Integrate with internal and external data sources, including real-time and batch data pipelines.
• Collaborate with product managers and cross-functional partners to deliver backend features that support user-facing functionality.
• Participate in code reviews and follow established backend best practices and architectural patterns.
• Help ensure system reliability, performance, and maintainability through testing, monitoring, and documentation.

Software Engineer, Backend

Frontend Engineer

• Design and implement React-based features for web applications that work with real-time and historical aviation data.
• Integrate, process, and visualize data from multiple sources, including live streams and archived datasets.
• Collaborate with backend engineers, product managers, and UX/UI designers on feature design and implementation.
• Contribute to code reviews and follow established frontend best practices and architectural patterns.
• Help ensure frontend systems are reliable and maintainable through testing and documentation.
• Contribute to reusable components and shared frontend libraries.

Software Engineer – Frontend/Web App

Security Engineer

• Design and implement secure architectures across applications, cloud infrastructure, and data systems.
• Protect sensitive data through strong controls for access management, encryption, and secure data handling.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate security risks through vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and security reviews.
• Lead incident response efforts, including detection, containment, remediation, and follow-up analysis.
• Integrate security best practices into the SDLC by working closely with software engineering teams.
• Implement and operate security monitoring and logging to detect and respond to threats in real time.

Senior Security Engineer

• Design and implement iOS features using Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, and modern iOS frameworks.
• Build and maintain health and fitness focused mobile applications integrating with HealthKit and wearable devices.
• Structure complex, data rich UIs that visualize large streams of health and biometric data in a clean and intuitive way.
• Design and build charts and data displays that are both highly functional and visually polished.
• Integrate with wearable hardware to support real time health monitoring for flight crew.
• Apply data security and privacy best practices including Keychain, encrypted storage, and secure handling of sensitive health and biometric data.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and designers to deliver precise, reliable, and visually compelling mobile experiences.
• Participate in code reviews and follow established iOS best practices and architectural patterns.
• Help ensure code quality, performance, and maintainability through testing and documentation.

Software Engineer, iOS/Mobile – Health Wearable

Product Designer

• Own the end-to-end product design process for Beacon AI's pilot assistant, from discovery and user research through wireframes, prototypes, and final specs handed off to engineering
• Conduct research and usability testing with pilots and aviation professionals to deeply understand workflows, mental models, and safety critical needs
• Translate complex AI-driven data and alerts into interfaces that are instantly clear and actionable in high-pressure cockpit environments
• Build and maintain a scalable design system that ensures consistency and speed across the product
• Partner closely with engineering and strong product sense to ship polished, well-considered experiences iteratively

• Design and implement React-based features while architecting frontend systems that handle large-scale, real-time and historical aviation data.
• Integrate, process, and visualize data from multiple sources, including live streams and archived datasets.
• Mentor engineers and drive best practices through code reviews and architectural discussions.
• Partner with backend engineers, product managers, and UX/UI designers to make informed design and implementation decisions.
• Ensure reliable, maintainable frontend systems through automated testing, clear documentation, and strong engineering standards.
• Build reusable components and internal libraries to accelerate future development.

Lead Software Engineer, Frontend/Web App

• Design and implement iOS features using Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, and modern iOS frameworks.
• Work with senior engineers to build and maintain reliable, high-performance mobile applications.
• Integrate with internal and external APIs to support real-time data and application functionality.
• Collaborate with designers and product managers to deliver intuitive, user-friendly mobile experiences.
• Participate in code reviews and follow established iOS best practices and architectural patterns.
• Help ensure code quality, performance, and maintainability through testing and documentation.

Software Engineer, iOS/Mobile

Robotics

• Design, build, and deploy robotic and embedded software that powers advanced pilot assistance systems in production environments.
• Own autonomy-related features or subsystems from concept through deployment, driving work from 0 to 1 with a strong focus on reliability and performance.
• Write, review, and maintain high-quality Python and C++ code across autonomy, systems, and embedded components.
• Integrate software with hardware, sensors, and perception or data ingestion pipelines to support autonomous and operator-in-the-loop decision-making.
• Optimize software for edge compute environments, managing CPU/GPU usage, latency, and implementing appropriate safety mechanisms and fail-safes.
• Lead testing, validation, and deployment efforts to ensure systems meet safety-critical and mission-critical requirements.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to technical direction through design reviews, code reviews, and hands-on collaboration.