Program Chief Engineer (Lead or Senior) - Sys Architecting, Requirements & Interfaces

Description

The company's Space Mission Systems Chief Engineering Department is hiring a Program Chief Engineer at Lead or Senior level.

You will lead engineering across several proprietary satellite programs, making sure quality holds through design, build, delivery, issue handling and risk management.

The role also sets the direction for an engineering center of excellence meant to support a future proprietary satellite product portfolio.

The hire is for National Programs, a group of classified programs inside Space Mission Systems, which sits within Space, Intelligence and Weapon Systems. You will support one program in that group.

You will oversee every technical part of a space program: product definition, validation, software and systems engineering, design integration, test and evaluation, and certification, covering both company staff and supplier work.

You will build up multidisciplinary skills, model-based tools and standard processes for delivering space products across the full program lifecycle.

You will report directly to the National Programs Chief Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team drawn from several disciplines, including internal staff, external resources and customers.
• Write statements of work covering research and development, current work and new business.
• Shape new and follow-on concepts that extend product or service lines, and set up processes and resources to respond to change early.
• Define performance metrics and make sure the work breakdown structure, project breakdown structure, schedule and resource loading are completed by the team.
• Write and share the responsibility, authority and accountability (RAA) matrix that sets out each team member's role.
• Create, keep current and circulate the team organization chart as needed.
• Run project execution until the work statement is complete.
• Plan and coordinate the resources needed across the full project or program life.
• Feed lessons learned into process improvements, and present results, assessments and corrective actions to company management.
• Work independently.

Requirements

• Hold a Bachelor of Science from an accredited program in engineering, engineering technology (including manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science or computer science.
• Have at least 10 years of experience developing space systems.
• Have 14 or more years of related work experience, or an equivalent mix of technical education and experience, or non-US equivalent qualifications.
• Level 6 (Senior) is typically 20 or more years of related work experience, or an equivalent mix of technical education and experience, or non-US equivalent qualifications.
• Preferred: hold a current Tier 5 security investigation or an active DoD Top Secret / SCI clearance.
• Preferred: have led multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Preferred: bring strong skills in communication, adaptability, decision making, customer focus, integrated systems, engineering analysis, and requirements and tracing.

Conditions

This role is 100% onsite at El Segundo, CA.

Relocation is offered based on candidate eligibility, and basic relocation is offered to eligible internal candidates.

You must be eligible to obtain a Tier 5 (T5) investigation, formerly known as a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI), at pre-start, and eligible to obtain program access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. citizenship only.

You must be eligible to obtain a U.S. security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. Either a current Tier 5 (T5) investigation (U.S. citizenship required) or agreement to enter the Continuous Evaluation program at pre-start is required. Program access requires U.S. citizenship only.

The role must meet U.S. export control rules, so you must be a U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62. That includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees and asylees.

The employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

This is not a safety sensitive position.

This position is not contingent upon program award.

Shift 1 applies, based in the United States of America.

Candidates must pass the company's conflict of interest (COI) assessment.

Post-offer applicants and employees are subject to drug testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP and alcohol when criteria are met under company policy.

Language requirements: not applicable.

Pay depends on experience, qualifications, market conditions and business considerations.

Total rewards include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and programs offering paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Which programs you can join depends on factors such as location, hire date and any collective bargaining agreements.