Chief Engineer

Radiance Technologies • Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

Radiance Technologies is seeking an engineering leader to serve as Chief Engineer for a missile development and production program. The role is the single point of accountability for the technical integrity, airworthiness, safety, operational performance, and system design of the complete missile weapon system, including its airframe, propulsion, guidance, ordnance, electrical and avionics systems, software, ground support equipment, and system integration.

The Chief Engineer leads multidisciplinary engineering teams and balances system-level technical decisions against cost, schedule, and operational risk. The position holds final technical authority for system design, architecture, performance, qualification, safety, and flight readiness; oversees engineering across multiple domains; and certifies readiness for live-fire flight testing. The Chief Engineer also serves as the primary technical advisor to the Program Manager, leads technical discussions at major program milestones, and mentors engineering and technical staff throughout the program lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering.
• 15 or more years of progressive engineering experience in missile, interceptor, or precision-guided munition development programs.
• 10 or more years in a chief engineering, deputy chief engineering, lead systems engineering, or IPT lead role overseeing multidisciplinary missile and/or missile testbed programs.
• Demonstrated experience taking at least one missile program through its full lifecycle, from initial concept through design reviews, flight testing, qualification, and initial production.
• Deep technical understanding of interactions among flight dynamics, aerothermal heating, structural loads, GNC algorithms, avionics, seeker integration, propulsion, and payload integration.
• Proven experience leading Flight Readiness Reviews, root-cause failure investigations, and live-fire test campaigns at military ranges.
• Must hold an active U.S. DoD Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in a relevant engineering field.
• Prior experience as Chief Engineer on a missile program.
• Comprehensive working knowledge of military airworthiness certification, system safety processes such as MIL-STD-882, and weapon safety board approvals such as S3B and WSESRB.
• Strong reputation and established working relationships within the DoW weapons community, Government test ranges, and technical government labs.

Responsibilities

• Hold final technical authority for the missile system’s design, architecture, performance, qualification, safety, and flight readiness.
• Direct system-of-systems engineering and approve top-level System Requirements Specifications (SRS), Interface Control Documents (ICDs), and System Performance Profiles across engineering disciplines.
• Lead Technical Review Boards, Failure Review Boards, and Engineering Change Proposals to maintain configuration control and design integrity.
• Oversee mechanical and propulsion design decisions, including aerothermal, structural, dynamic, solid rocket motor, and air-breathing propulsion choices and structural margins.
• Direct avionics and electrical design, including power architecture, EMC/EMI shielding, sensor integration, Control Actuation System dynamic performance metrics, and high-reliability interconnects.
• Oversee guidance, navigation, and control and software engineering, including flight mechanics, control-loop stability, target acquisition and tracking algorithms, safety-critical embedded software architecture, and flight-code qualification.
• Chair the Flight Readiness Review Board and certify readiness of the missile system, simulation models, range safety assets, and ground equipment for live-fire flight testing.
• Lead real-time mission execution oversight and post-flight performance evaluation at remote proving grounds and military test ranges.
• Direct investigation and resolution of flight anomalies, hardware failures, and software discrepancies.
• Serve as the primary technical advisor to the Program Manager.
• Lead technical discussions for System Requirements Reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, and Test Readiness Reviews.
• Mentor and direct engineers and technical staff across the program lifecycle.

What This Job Offers

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