Chief Engineer (Clearance Required)
Core
Provide technical leadership and guidance to major space programs, maintaining the technical baseline and ensuring successful execution of design, development, and testing.
Role type
Senior IC Chief Engineer (Space Systems)
Builds
Space missions, systems, and components for national security and low Earth orbit operations
Domain
Aerospace / Defense / Space Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Multidisciplinary engineering expertise, technical risk management, first principles analysis, program lifecycle planning, technical strategy execution, cross-functional leadership
Preferred skills
Advanced problem-solving, innovation in engineering practices, strategic planning, executive-level communication, stakeholder management, process improvement
Technologies
Aerospace engineering tools and standards
Responsibilities
Maintain technical baseline for programs, oversee design and testing of systems, adjudicate configuration gaps, lead multidisciplinary engineering projects, build and execute development strategies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight