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 and systems 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 baseline management, program lifecycle analysis, root cause failure analysis, strategic planning, executive-level communication
Preferred skills
Master's or Ph.D. in engineering, aerospace industry experience, innovation in engineering practices, mentorship, program management, stakeholder negotiation
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Chair Engineering Review Boards and Failure Review Boards, oversee design and testing of systems and components, act as final authority on technical problem resolution, develop technical strategies and roadmaps, interact with executive-level management
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight