Chief Engineer, Cyclops Interceptor Systems

Long Wall Company; Long Beach (CA); Presencial; USD 190.000 - 275.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

401k match

Paid parental leave

Paid time off

Life insurance

Flexible vacation

Descripción de la vacante

Long Wall Company in California seeks a seasoned Program Chief Engineer for Cyclops, a major interceptor product. The role owns the technical baseline, architecture, requirements, verification, and mission success, guiding systems engineering and project management to deliver flight-ready solutions.

You will lead cross-discipline teams across propulsion, avionics, structures, mechanisms, GNC, and software, ensuring traceability and defensible decisions while balancing schedule and resources for

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in complex aerospace or defense system development with ownership over system level design, integration, or technical leadership.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and owning technical baselines in mission critical environments.
• Experience supporting government customers, milestone reviews, and structured engineering documentation.

Responsabilidades

• Own the Cyclops system architecture, requirements, technical baseline, and verification strategy.
• Define and maintain the system’s technical configuration and ensure disciplined evaluation of changes.
• Lead technical decision making across propulsion, avionics, structures, mechanisms, GNC, software, and manufacturing engineering.
• Coordinate with systems engineering to maintain requirements traceability, ICDs, architecture, and verification planning.
• Represent the technical state to executive leadership, external stakeholders, and government customers, clarifying risk and readiness.

Conocimientos

Leadership experience

System architecture

Requirements definition

Verification planning

Cross-discipline teamwork

Analytical thinking

Educación

Bachelor’s degree (Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems Engineering, or related)

Descripción del empleo

Long Wall Company in California seeks a seasoned Program Chief Engineer for Cyclops, a major interceptor product. The role owns the technical baseline, architecture, requirements, verification, and mission success, guiding systems engineering and project management to deliver flight-ready solutions.

You will lead cross-discipline teams across propulsion, avionics, structures, mechanisms, GNC, and software, ensuring traceability and defensible decisions while balancing schedule and resources for