Chief Engineer (Clearance Required)
Core
Provide technical leadership and guidance to major space programs, maintaining the technical baseline and ensuring successful execution of complex multidisciplinary engineering projects.
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, engineering review board chairmanship, root cause analysis, strategic planning, executive-level communication, industry standards knowledge
Preferred skills
Aerospace industry experience, ISR/PNT mission systems knowledge, innovation in engineering practices, program management, technical publications or patents, professional certifications (PE/PMP)
Technologies
Space systems, command and control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), precision navigation and timing (PNT)
Responsibilities
Maintain technical baseline for programs, chair Engineering Review and Failure Review Boards, oversee design/development/testing of systems, solve complex technical problems, drive innovation in engineering practices, interact with executive-level management
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership