Vice President of Engineering

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Serve as the senior engineering authority across the segment portfolio.
• Establish engineering standards, technical review processes, and development rigor appropriate for both services and product organizations.
• Ensure technical execution aligns with customer mission requirements, affordability targets, schedule commitments, and long-term product strategy.
• Drive engineering best practices across systems engineering, software, hardware, integration, test, cybersecurity, reliability, and manufacturing readiness.
• Lead independent technical assessments and support executive decision-making related to technical risk, investment priorities, and program execution.

Job requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field required; advanced degree preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience within defense, aerospace, space, directed energy, RF systems, autonomous systems, or related national security sectors.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex engineering organizations supporting both development and production environments.
• Strong background in systems engineering, product development, and transition to manufacturing.
• Experience operating within high-growth, fast-paced technology organizations.
• Ability to balance technical rigor with speed and execution urgency.
• Experience collaborating across enterprise engineering and business leadership organizations.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with executives, customers, and technical teams.