Chief Engineer

Stratolaunch- Huntsville • Huntsville, AL

12d • $175,000 - $243,700 • Onsite

About The Position

Stratolaunch is seeking a high-impact technical leader to be Chief Engineer to support a high-speed airbreathing strike missile development program called Chimera. This position will be the top technical authority and conscience for Stratolaunch program scope. In this role, you will be trusted to lead people, develop and execute technical strategies for open-ended problems, manage risk, and communicate successfully with internal and external customers. The ideal candidate is a demonstrated technical leader and team player with significant experience pertinent to air-launched missile system development and production.

Requirements

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated success as an engineering team leader with experience balancing cost, schedule, and technical performance considerations when making decisions
• Experience acting as a system integrator
• Experience leading a technical team through some aspect of missile system development
• Technical subject matter expertise in at least one technical domain of relevance (aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, airframe, GNC, sensors and effectors), which sufficient breadth to lead a multi-disciplinary development team.
• Ability to effectively manage relationship with key stakeholders, including government customers and Prime Contractor leadership
• 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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Partner with prime contractor, 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. (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR)
• Lead trade studies and make final technical decisions, requiring balance across a wide breadth of disciplines to include: aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, airframe, GNC, sensors and effectors
• Create engineering staffing plans and identify skillset gaps in the team
• Support whitepapers, proposals and other business development activities

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: Principal