Chief Engineer, Weapons Systems Integration Leader

V2X Inc; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

V2X Inc. seeks a Product Line Chief Engineer for the Weapons System Integration (WSI) Team in Indianapolis, IN. The CE serves as technical authority for defense programs, owning the design and ensuring mission-capable, compliant solutions across the lifecycle.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams across systems, software, hardware, cybersecurity, and test, guiding architecture, requirements, risk management, and gate reviews while aligning with program objectives and DoD standards.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of multi-disciplinary teams on DoD or aerospace programs.
• Experience with system architecture, design integration, requirements development, and risk management.
• Proficiency with DoD acquisition lifecycle, SE V-model, and technical review processes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority and design owner for assigned programs.
• Develop, maintain, and control the technical baseline, architecture, interfaces, and design integrity.
• Lead cross-disciplinary technical teams across systems, software, hardware, cybersecurity, integration, and test.
• Act as the customer-facing technical lead for design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and program execution.
• Identify, assess, and manage technical risks throughout the program lifecycle.
• Collaborate with the Program Manager to ensure technical cost, schedule, and performance objectives are achieved.
• Lead technical gate reviews and readiness assessments (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR).
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards (DoD, MIL-STD, ITAR, cyber compliance).
• Lead resolution of critical technical issues impacting program execution or delivery.
• Provide technical leadership for proposals, including basis of estimate (BOE), architecture development, and capture support.
• Partner with V2X functional engineering leadership to ensure application of design processes, specialty engineering, and independent technical assessments.

Skills

Technical leadership

System architecture

Design integration

Requirements development

Risk management

DoD lifecycle

SE V-model

Technical reviews

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

V2X Inc. seeks a Product Line Chief Engineer for the Weapons System Integration (WSI) Team in Indianapolis, IN. The CE serves as technical authority for defense programs, owning the design and ensuring mission-capable, compliant solutions across the lifecycle.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams across systems, software, hardware, cybersecurity, and test, guiding architecture, requirements, risk management, and gate reviews while aligning with program objectives and DoD standards.