Chief Engineer

Amentum • Colorado Springs, CO

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About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Chief Engineer to support 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 to support mission readiness and operational excellence, deliver solutions, and conduct cybersecurity impact assessments in support of enduring mission objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, hard science, or mathematics and 14 years of applicable experience, including ground-based radar experience; or 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 the clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for complex radar-system sustainment and restoration.
• Provide ground-based radar engineering support.
• Perform fault isolation and root-cause analysis.
• Support organizational- and depot-level maintenance.
• Support EDLM, UDLM, Engineering Assistance, and Technical Assistance.
• Support hardware and software integration.
• Oversee System Integration Laboratory operations, integration, and testing.
• Plan and execute tests and verify results.
• Maintain configuration management and technical-baseline integrity.
• Support reliability, availability, maintainability, and DMSMS/obsolescence management.
• 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