Chief Engineer

Amentum • Colorado Springs, CO

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Chief Engineer for the USSF COBRA DANE Operations and Sustainment (CDOS) program in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This is a contingent key position for an upcoming proposal. The Chief Engineer will provide technical leadership and systems engineering oversight in support of USSF missions, mission readiness, and operational excellence. The role includes delivering technical solutions and conducting cybersecurity impact assessments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, hard science, or mathematics and 14 years of applicable experience, including ground-based radar experience; alternatively, an advanced degree and 12 years of applicable experience, including ground-based radar experience.
• Demonstrated technical leadership relevant to large ground-based phased-array radar operations, maintenance, sustainment, depot support, systems engineering, configuration management, failure analysis, testing, software/hardware integration, obsolescence, and cybersecurity impact assessment.
• Availability for the approved CDOS hours/FTE, duty location, travel, and classified-access requirements.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. Government clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required to obtain and maintain U.S. Government clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for complex radar-system sustainment and restoration.
• Support ground-based radar engineering.
• Conduct fault isolation and root-cause analysis.
• Support organizational- and depot-level maintenance.
• Provide EDLM, UDLM, Engineering Assistance, and Technical Assistance support.
• Support hardware/software integration.
• Conduct System Integration Laboratory operations, integration, and testing.
• Plan and execute tests and perform verification.
• Maintain configuration management and technical-baseline integrity.
• Manage reliability, availability, maintainability, and DMSMS/obsolescence.
• Support technical data, drawings, procedures, and engineering changes.
• Conduct and coordinate cybersecurity impact assessments.
• Support system safety, hazard management, and quality assurance.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) matching
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Pet insurance

What This Job Offers

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