Redwire Space · 1 day ago
Chief Engineer, Space Missions
Littleton, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$222K/yr - $280K/yr
20+ years expRedwire Space is a team of dreamers and doers focused on expanding humanity’s presence in space. The Chief Engineer, Space Missions will serve as the senior technical authority responsible for ensuring technical excellence and mission success across the Space Missions portfolio of programs, while providing leadership and oversight throughout the spacecraft lifecycle.
ManufacturingSpace TravelTelecommunications
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Serve as the senior technical authority across the Space Missions portfolio, ensuring technical integrity, rigor, and mission assurance
Allocate time across programs to address the most complex, high-risk technical challenges, providing hands-on technical leadership and independent technical judgment
Drive systems thinking throughout the full spacecraft lifecycle, ensuring cohesive architecture, requirements flow down, interfaces, and verification closure
Lead and participate in independent technical reviews, gate reviews, readiness assessments, anomaly and failure resolution efforts, and design decisions, bringing cross-program insight and historical context
Establish and uphold engineering principles, standards, and best practices across spacecraft, products, and disciplines
Mentor and coach technical leaders and Responsible Engineers
Provide technical oversight during proposal development, architecture definition, and early mission concept studies
Act as a trusted technical interface to customers, partners, and internal executives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
20+ years of experience in spacecraft or complex aerospace system development
Demonstrated experience serving as a Chief Engineer, Lead Systems Engineer, or equivalent senior technical authority
Deep understanding of full spacecraft system architecture including mission design, avionics, power, GNC, software, structures, thermal, and integration & test
Proven ability to solve complex, cross-disciplinary technical problems and adjudicate difficult engineering tradeoffs
Experience leading technical execution through SRR, PDR, CDR, qualification, launch readiness, and on-orbit operations
Eligible for a U.S. security clearance
Preferred
Master's degree or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline
Experience working across a spacecraft full program lifecycle
Experience operating in a matrixed engineering organization with multiple concurrent spacecraft programs
Background supporting government space customers (NASA, Space Force, SDA, DARPA) and/or prime contractors
Experience leading or participating in independent review teams, red teams, or mission assurance boards
Strong command of systems engineering principles, requirements management, verification and validation, and configuration control
Strong knowledge of digital engineering, MBSE, and modern verification approaches
Demonstrated record of mentoring senior engineers and shaping technical culture
Ability to influence technical outcomes across multiple programs without direct line authority
Active U.S. security clearance
Benefits
Highly competitive benefits package
Company
Redwire Space
Redwire Corporation (NYSE:RDW) is an integrated aerospace and defense company focused on advanced technologies.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$450M2025-06-16Post Ipo Equity· $260M
2025-06-13Post Ipo Debt· $90M
2021-09-03Post Ipo Equity· $100M
Leadership Team
Peter Cannito
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Al Tadros
Chief Technology Officer
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