Chief Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a relevant technical field.
• At least 15 years of directly relevant engineering development experience.
• Results-oriented approach and demonstrated ability to evaluate and solve open-ended problems.
• Demonstrated experience establishing, directing, and transitioning complex technology developments.
• Hands-on working knowledge of a broad range of disciplines relevant to prototype and product development, such as embedded software, FPGA firmware, mechanical development, electronics, RF, test and verification, qualification, and/or high-mix, low-volume production.
• Ability to shift focus quickly between the big picture and low-level implementation details.
• Ability to explain complex technical topics to engineering teams and non-technical audiences.
• Strong oral and written communication and coordination skills, including formal presentations to stakeholders and customers.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.
• Extensive organizational-level knowledge of engineering best practices, including people, processes, and tools.
• Ability and willingness to mentor technical personnel.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in a relevant technical field.
• Active Top Security Clearance.
• Advanced knowledge of embedded systems development.
• Knowledge of advanced microelectronics packaging, including 3DHI, RDL, and silicon interposers, and the DoD microelectronics supply chain.
• Knowledge of various weapons systems architectures.
• Expertise in hardware security or vulnerability research, including nation-state-level reverse-engineering threat vectors.
• Experience working with multiple government agencies, such as Army CCDC, DARPA, AFRL, and NSA.
• Experience working with the DoD Hardware Assurance and Anti-Tamper communities.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to MTO’s technology development roadmaps.
• Conceptualize solutions to open-ended problems, decompose solutions into implementable requirements, and convey design intent to broader teams.
• Lead hands-on, multidisciplinary project execution teams.
• Oversee the establishment and maturation of tools, capabilities, and systematic processes to transition low-TRL prototypes into low- to mid-volume production products.
• Mentor and develop technical staff, fostering innovation, rigor, and collaboration across the operation.
• Assist MTO in capturing incremental and adjacent business through customer interactions, proposal development, and authoring enhanced whitepapers.
• Coordinate and communicate with operation and division managers, project leads, engineers, technicians, customers, technical writers, subcontractors, and vendors.