Chief Engineer, Fury Advanced Concepts
Core
Lead technical development, conceptual design, and flight testing of alternative configurations and new concepts for the Fury unmanned aircraft system.
Role type
Senior IC Chief Engineer (Aerospace/Defense)
Builds
New Fury aircraft variants and capabilities for U.S. and allied military customers
Domain
Defense, Aerospace, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
aircraft system design, prototype and test, programmatic decision-making, technical team leadership, trade studies, operational analysis, first principles design, system safety, test methodology, risk reduction, budgetary estimation, staffing planning, supplier integration
Preferred skills
unmanned aircraft system design, integrating foreign vendor engineering and manufacturing teams, managing USG programs
Technologies
Lattice OS, Group 5 platform
Responsibilities
Own the design process from white paper sketches through detailed design and flight test; establish technical development roadmaps including scope, cost, and schedule; coordinate design level trades with functional engineering teams; execute trade studies and drive operational analysis; communicate program vision and strategy to executive leadership and customers; build and lead technical and programmatic teams; work with suppliers to incorporate capabilities onto the platform.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with program leadership