Chief Engineer

Redwood Software•Washington, DC

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About The Position

Red River is a mission focused technology company delivering enterprise IT, systems integration, cybersecurity, and mission support capabilities to the Department of War and Federal customers. We are seeking a Chief Engineer to serve as the technical authority across a large scale Navy program integrating maritime systems, hardware production, manufacturing, and SAFe aligned software delivery for naval combat systems. This role drives architecture, engineering design, integration, and production scalability, modernization to accelerate pace to fielding and deliver mission ready capability. The Opportunity The Chief Engineer will lead end to end technical execution across a multi-disciplinary environment that includes: Maritime compute infrastructure and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) software integration Continuous lifecycle management and system design updates Hardware production and manufacturing at scale SAFe aligned software delivery and automation Procurement and supply chain coordination System integration, test, certification, and deployment This individual must bridge engineering design, shipboard integration realities, and production throughput to deliver operational capability to the fleet.

Requirements

12+ years supporting Department of War, Intelligence Community, or Federal programs
Demonstrated expertise with US Navy modernization programs and transition to production throughput or pace to fielding
Active Secret clearance
Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field
Experience leading complex, multi-disciplinary engineering programs
Strong systems engineering background including requirements management and technical assurance
Experience integrating hardware and software development, procurement, manufacturing, assembly and testing.
U.S. Citizenship Required

Nice To Haves

Direct experience with US Navy and US Coast Guard equipment including shipboard shock isolated compute infrastructure (OEM servers, networking and storage) for integration with naval combat systems
Prior Surface Navy design agent, system integration, and/or hardware production program experience
Experience on programs valued annually at $100M or greater
ASNE Naval Engineering Certificate
INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)
Experience with shipboard integration or test environments, including WESERBs
Experience bringing commercial best practices into Federal environments
SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) or other SAFe certification

Responsibilities

Define and own system architecture across hardware, software, data, and network domains.
Serve as the technical lead for system design, integration, and performance.
Coordinate with other contract holders for a System of Systems integration to ensure continuity for all connected systems.
Lead integration of IaaS and PaaS elements and ensure interoperability with the Navy’s Integrated Combat System applications in afloat environments.
Drive production scalability by aligning engineering with manufacturing throughput and reducing cycle time
Ensure designs are optimized for manufacturability, integration, and repeatable delivery
Institute Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and integration with TDP artifacts as the authoritative technical baseline.
Prescribe Test and Evaluation standards and metrics for: Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E) Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) Progression, Regression, & Replication Testing
Establish engineering governance, requirements management, change management, and technical assurance
Serve as primary engineering interface to: Navy IWS Stakeholders and Program Offices Industry partners and shipbuilders / modernization yards
Decompose complex systems into executable and trackable delivery elements
Lead lifecycle sustainment, reliability, and performance analysis
Qualify and quantify technical risk, and measures of compliance with Department of War and Navy Cybersecurity standards
Drive multi-vendor teams toward delivery outcomes
Serve as the primary technical advisor to Department of War, Navy and other stakeholders from higher and adjacent programs.