Chief Engineer- Targets

The role

The Chief Engineer will support the growing hypersonic targets portfolio and the Office of the Chief Engineer for targets. This person will lead people, develop technical strategies, manage risk, and communicate with internal and external customers.

What you will do

• Partner with Stratolaunch and customer leadership to drive successful program execution
• Apply Systems Engineering principles to control scope, manage risk, and drive quality technical execution
• Facilitate successful technical meetings and reviews such as Engineering Review Board and technical gate reviews
• Lead trade studies and make final technical decisions across aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, airframe, GNC, and payloads
• Create engineering staffing plans and identify skillset gaps in the team
• Support whitepapers, proposals and other business development activities

Required qualifications

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated success as an engineering team leader with experience balancing cost, schedule, and technical performance
• Experience acting as a system integrator
• Experience leading a technical team through missile and/or hypersonic flight vehicle development
• Technical subject matter expertise in at least one technical domain of relevance (aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, airframe, GNC)
• Ability to effectively manage relationship with key stakeholders, including government customers
• Demonstrated success applying analytical and critical thinking skills to solve multi-disciplinary, open-ended technical problems
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic environment to achieve business goals
• Experience supporting defense contracts
• US Citizen with the ability to obtain a DOD security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from accredited institution and 20-25 years of relevant experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from accredited institution and 25+ years of relevant experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Nice to have

• Demonstrated success as a Chief Engineer on missile and/or hypersonic flight vehicle development programs
• Hypersonic/high-speed tactical missile experience (e.g. multi-stage systems, hot structure airframes, launch platform integration)
• Experience with solid rocket motor propulsion systems
• Experience transitioning developmental systems to production
• Active TS/SCI security clearance

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
• 50% company match per contributed dollar into 401(k) savings plan, up to $11,500
• Tuition reimbursement

Before you apply

• Applicants must be a US Person able to obtain a security clearance

About the company

Stratolaunch accelerates the development of next-generation aerospace and defense technologies through reusable hypersonic flight testing. Their team brings together expertise in engineering, manufacturing, and flight operations.