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Deputy Chief Engineer, PES

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $166,000–$166,000🗓 2026-07-18 → 2026-07-31

Core

Lead tactical engineering efforts for aerial small drones (Group 1-3), managing system architecture, design, integration, and testing from concept to operational systems.

Role type

Senior IC Deputy Chief Engineer (Tactical Recon & Strike)

Builds

Aerial small drones (Ghost, Anvil, Bolt, Altius) and associated test/deployment equipment

Domain

Defense technology / Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) / Robotics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

System architecture, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, control theory, clean sheet design, hardware prototyping, electronics troubleshooting, test planning, vehicle data analysis

Preferred skills

Electromechanical system modeling, manufacturing/flight testing, design engineering, software engineering, aerodynamics, avionics

Technologies

Lattice OS, UAV platforms, test equipment

Responsibilities

Conceptualize system architecture for vehicle upgrades, design small drone sizing and performance, develop test plans for subsystems, lead vehicle data analysis for predictive failure models, conduct hands-on UAV testing, interface between engineering disciplines

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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