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Stellar Solutions · 1 week ago

Chief Engineer - Missile Warning Enterprise (Sr SME)

US-CO-Aurora

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$170K/yr - $200K/yr

15+ years exp

Stellar Solutions is a nationally recognized company providing Engineering solutions for the space industry. They are seeking a Chief Engineer to serve as the technical authority for a modernized Missile Warning ground enterprise, responsible for system architecture, performance, and leading a multi-disciplined engineering organization.

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Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Act as the enterprise Chief Engineer and primary authority for technical decisions affecting architecture, performance, and system-level design across the Missile Warning ground enterprise

Own and evolve the system architecture and ensure architectural integrity across incremental deliveries, interfaces, and integrated product teams (IPTs)

Lead and mentor a multi-disciplined engineering team; manage overall technical performance and ensure execution aligns with mission priorities and operational needs

Develop and maintain trusted relationships with customer leadership and stakeholder organizations; ensure needs, goals, and objectives are captured, balanced, and reflected in engineering direction and priorities

Support and/or lead system-level requirements development, allocation, and traceability; ensure coherent integration of hardware/software design and interface control across the enterprise

Provide technical leadership for verification and validation (V&V) strategy and execution, including readiness planning and decision-quality technical assessments

Serve as a key stakeholder and decision influencer for major reviews and boards (e.g., engineering reviews, readiness boards, configuration control boards), ensuring technical baselines are controlled and consistent

In coordination with the Government Systems Engineering, Integration & Test (SEIT) lead, ensure sound engineering processes are applied across the lifecycle - development, production, test, operations support alignment, and sustainment

Maintain cognizance over technical activities across IPTs and drive horizontal integration of best engineering practices across the enterprise (architecture consistency, interface discipline, quality gates, and configuration management)

Provide independent technical consultation on enterprise risks, performance shortfalls, integration concerns, and improvement opportunities; recommend mitigation strategies and technical path forward

Qualification

Missile Warning systemsSystem architectureRequirements managementTechnical leadershipDevSecOpsConfiguration managementV&V strategyMaster's degreePhD preferredMulti-vendor integrationCommunication skills

Required

15+ years of directly relevant experience supporting Missile Warning mission systems (ground enterprise, mission processing, command & control, operational acceptance, system engineering, and/or closely related domains)

Master's degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, computer science, or a related technical field

Demonstrated ability to serve as a senior technical authority - making high-impact technical decisions and guiding architecture/performance trade studies across complex integrated systems

Strong experience leading engineering organizations and influencing outcomes across multiple stakeholders, vendors, and Government teams

Experience supporting system-level engineering rigor: requirements, architecture, interface management, V&V, technical reviews, and configuration management

Ability to create and communicate clear technical direction and decision rationale to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leaders

U.S. Citizen

Top Secret (TS) clearance with a current SSBI, and ability to begin execution at Authority to Proceed (ATP)

Ability to work on site per customer mission needs; some travel may be required

Preferred

PhD preferred, or equivalent Missile Warning operational experience that demonstrates depth of mission expertise and credibility as an enterprise technical authority

Experience with modernization of large-scale, software-intensive mission systems using open architecture and multi-vendor integration models

Familiarity with engineering governance in high-tempo DevSecOps environments (e.g., maintaining technical baselines, integrating continuous delivery with disciplined systems engineering and mission assurance)

Background spanning integration/test and operational mission needs, including performance monitoring, reliability, readiness, and sustainment considerations in a real-world operational context