Executive Vice President, Engineering — Space, Defense & National Security

The role

The Executive Vice President, Engineering will lead and scale the engineering organization to deliver products aligned with business goals. This role involves designing an AI-enabled engineering network and managing the full product lifecycle.

What you will do

• Strategic vision, technical direction, and roadmap for engineering
• Design, hiring, development, and performance of an AI-enabled engineering network
• Full product lifecycle management from concept to post-deployment support
• Engineering excellence in system design, process, quality, and execution
• Product architecture that scales, performs, and lasts
• Technical roadmaps tied to company priorities and market opportunity
• Partnership with executive leadership on strategy and business development
• Cross-functional execution with operations, finance, and business teams
• Proactive management of technical, schedule, and cost risk
• Culture of accountability, innovation, transparency, and continuous improvement

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field
• 15+ years of engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or a comparable high-technology industry
• 10+ years leading engineering teams and complex technical programs
• Experience with modern engineering methodologies
• Proven record leading product development across the full lifecycle, concept to delivery
• Strong systems-level thinking and command of engineering and product development fundamentals
• Demonstrated ability to scale engineering teams in fast-growing or complex environments
• Experience aligning cross-functional technical execution with business strategy
• Excellent communication and leadership, with the ability to influence at the executive level

Nice to have

• Master’s or Ph.D. in a relevant technical discipline
• Senior leadership experience in engineering organizations
• Experience driving process improvement and organizational transformation
• Familiarity with government and commercial enterprise and quality management systems
• Experience with government and commercial customers on complex, regulated programs, including regulatory and certification bodies

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision for you and your family
• Flexible, affordable gym memberships
• Free on-demand workout videos
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 4%
• Company wellness programs
• Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources

About the company

Voyager is an innovative defense, national security, and space technology company. They build technologies to protect lives, expand frontiers, and prepare for the future.