Director of NATO Programs

About CET

Composite Energy Technologies (CET) is an emerging defense technology company in Bristol, Rhode Island, developing scalable autonomous underwater vehicles and subsea energy systems. Our HADALUS AUV platform is designed to make long-range, heavy payload subsea autonomy more affordable, adaptable, and manufacturable at scale.

The Opportunity

CET is seeking a Europe-based Director of NATO Programs to convert allied interest and successful demonstrations into enduring programs, partnerships, and production capacity. This is a hands-on leadership role at the intersection of program execution, government business development, and market entry. The Director will own CET's NATO DIANA Mission Track engagement, coordinate activity across CET's U.S. team and European partners, and build the relationships and capture plans required to move HADALUS from evaluation to procurement and deployment. The successful candidate will be equally comfortable leading a NATO program review, planning an at-sea demonstration with engineers and operators, briefing senior defense stakeholders, and developing a country-specific procurement strategy.

What You Will Own

Lead NATO DIANA Mission Track execution

• Own the integrated program plan, schedule, budget, milestones, reporting, deliverables, risks, and stakeholder map for CET's Mission Track participation.
• Serve as CET's primary day-to-day interface with NATO DIANA leadership, accelerators, test centers, mentors, and participating organizations.
• Coordinate technical, operational, commercial, and communications workstreams across CET so commitments are clear, decisions are timely, and deliverables are high quality.
• Translate evaluation results, operational feedback, and technical evidence into a credible transition and deployment plan.

Build the NATO and allied opportunity pipeline

* Develop and maintain account and capture plans for NATO organizations, national def