Chief Engineers, Advanced Aircraft Programs

Job description

Job requirements

• Proven "Cradle-to-Flight" Ownership: You have served as the Chief Engineer, Air Vehicle IPT Lead, or equivalent single point of technical authority on at least one clean-sheet or major-variant aircraft program, and you…
• Cross-Disciplinary Technical Authority: You have a demonstrated history of personally making and owning the integrated technical trades between at least three of the following core disciplines: Aerodynamics,…
• EMD "Valley of Death" Experience: You have led a multi-disciplinary team through the chaos of a first-article build, integration, and ground test.
• "Builder" DNA: Your career shows a clear pattern of prioritizing hardware over slide decks. You have a healthy skepticism of analysis-paralysis and a demonstrated ability to make decisions with incomplete information…
• First-Principles Knowledge: You possess a deep, intuitive understanding of the "why" behind aircraft design, rooted in a Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline (Aerospace, Mechanical preferred) or an equivalent…
• Clearance: You must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Direct Unmanned Combat/Tactical Aircraft Experience: You were a senior technical leader on a program like the MQ-25, X-47B, B-21, NGAD, CCA-class platforms, or other classified advanced UAS.
• Prior experience with DoD technology development organizations (e.g., DARPA, AFRL) on advanced flight programs.