Chief Engineer, Hypersonic Vehicle

Stratolaunch • Mojave, CA

7d • $157,000 - $237,300 • Hybrid

About The Position

Stratolaunch is seeking a Chief Engineer to be a high-impact technical leader for hypersonic air vehicle programs. This position will be the top technical authority and conscience on their development program. This position is trusted to lead people, to develop and execute technical strategies for open-ended problems, manage risk, and to communicate successfully with internal and external customers. The ideal candidate is a demonstrated leader and team player with significant experience across aerospace platforms, possessing a breadth of technical expertise across aircraft systems, aircraft certification, store certification, maintenance, and operations.

Requirements

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated success as an engineering team leader and experience balancing cost, schedule, and technical performance considerations when making decisions
• Demonstrated proficiency as a front-line manager of technical employees
• Experience maintaining, modifying, or testing aerospace platforms
• Experience recruiting and hiring engineers
• Ability to interact with customers and/or external stakeholders
• 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
• US Citizen with the ability to obtain a DOD security clearance

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated success as a Chief Engineer of development programs
• Experience with hypersonic and supersonic vehicle development
• Experience supporting defense contracts and working on classified programs
• Hypersonic/high-speed tactical missile experience highly desirable (e.g. multi-stage systems, hot structure airframes, launch platform integration)
• Experience with rocket propulsion systems
• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Experience with Siemens NX/Teamcenter

Responsibilities

• Partner with Program Director/Managers and support functions to achieve successful customer program execution
• Experience acting as a program integrator/prime contractor
• Lead trade studies and make final technical decisions, requiring balance across a wide breadth of disciplines to include: aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, structures, controls and aero-thermodynamics
• Apply Systems Engineering principles to control scope, manage risk, and drive quality technical execution
• Support test planning and execution as required (ground and flight)
• Support business proposals and planning
• Facilitate successful technical meetings and reviews such as Engineering Review Board phase-gate technical reviews. (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR)
• Create engineering staffing plans and identify skillset gaps in the team
• Effectively collaborate across the enterprise in support of business objectives and program execution

Benefits

• 9/80 schedule
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior