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Actuation Systems Chief Engineer

Buffalo, NY💼 Full-time💰 $200,000–$200,000🗓 2026-09-13 → 2026-09-25

Core

Technical leader responsible for product integrity, technical excellence, and strategic technology advancement across a portfolio of sophisticated actuation systems for aerospace and defense.

Role type

Senior IC Chief Engineer (Actuation Systems)

Builds

Advanced aerospace and defense actuation systems

Domain

Aerospace and Defense

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Actuation technologies, motion control, electromechanical systems, hydraulic systems, servo systems, systems engineering principles, requirements management, risk assessment, verification, validation, configuration management

Preferred skills

Chief Engineer or Technical Fellow experience, military/space/aerospace industry support, active U.S. Government Security Clearance

Technologies

None explicitly listed

Responsibilities

Serve as technical authority for actuation system products and programs, lead technical execution of complex aerospace and defense programs, establish and maintain technical standards, own and approve technical content and quality of development artifacts, provide final technical disposition for production and field issues, mentor engineers and technical leaders

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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