Deputy Chief Engineer, Program Integration

Mach Industries • Victorville, CA

1d

About The Position

Mach Industries is seeking an early-career engineer to support technical coordination across multiple programs. In this hands-on growth role, the Deputy Chief Engineer helps teams identify and resolve cross-program interfaces, communicate technical decisions, and keep engineering work aligned. The position is intended for someone with 2–3 years of experience, rather than a traditional senior aerospace chief engineer. The employee will work closely with experienced technical leaders and develop a broad understanding of how complex hardware programs fit together.

The role involves coordinating across engineering, manufacturing, test, and program teams, supporting technical reviews and integration planning, and maintaining clear technical summaries and interface and decision documentation. Support for critical milestones may require extended hours or weekend work.

Mach Industries is a defense technology company founded in 2023 that develops autonomous defense platforms. It has approximately 350 employees and focuses on scalable, decentralized defense systems, advanced manufacturing, and national security. The position may require access to information subject to U.S. export control laws. Applicants must meet applicable U.S. export-control eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain required authorizations. Employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive controlled technology without sponsorship for an export license.

Requirements

• 2–3 years of experience in engineering, technical program integration, or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong communication and organizational skills, including the ability to make technical information clear to different audiences.
• Ability to work across teams, follow through on open issues, and manage competing priorities.
• Interest in complex hardware development and cross-disciplinary engineering.
• Available to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
• Must meet U.S. export-control eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting hardware development, systems integration, or engineering program reviews.
• Familiarity with CAD, engineering documentation, or requirements and interface tracking.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate engineering interfaces and dependencies across programs and disciplines.
• Help teams communicate requirements, assumptions, design changes, and technical decisions.
• Track cross-program risks, open questions, and action items, and help drive them to resolution.
• Support technical reviews, integration planning, and program-level engineering discussions.
• Identify conflicts or gaps between subsystem designs and bring the appropriate people together to resolve them.
• Prepare clear technical summaries and maintain interface and decision documentation.
• Build working relationships across engineering, manufacturing, test, and program teams.
• Support critical project milestones, including extended hours or weekends when needed.

Benefits

• Competitive salary of $105,000–$180,000 USD.
• Performance-based bonus incentives tied to individual and company performance.
• Stock options or equity participation; highly competitive equity grants are included in most offers.
• Healthcare, dental, and vision plans.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Paid time off.
• Funds for continuing education, training, and career growth.
• Professional development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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