Chief SoS Engineer, Space Warfighting Systems

IESE Solutions Inc.; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company 401K contribution up to 10%

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

Long-term Disability

Job summary

IESE Solutions Inc. seeks a Chief Systems of Systems Engineer to lead SE&I for the Space Warfighting SoS. You will architect, integrate, test, and deploy end-to-end capabilities, working with Space Force leadership to drive requirements, interfaces, and mission threads.

You will guide cross‑functional teams, perform architectural analysis, and manage governance boards while ensuring urgent mitigations are implemented upfront in a dynamic defense environment.

Qualifications

• 18+ years in defense systems engineering and development, incl. Joint space ops, C5ISR, battle management systems.
• 5+ years in a systems engineering leadership role for large-scale space SoS programs.
• Experience with the DoD acquisition lifecycle and milestones.
• Top Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct the technical effort of the SE&I team for SoS delivery.
• Architect, engineer, integrate, test, and field space defense capabilities.
• Partner with senior Space Force officers and executives on engineering plans and processes.
• Identify urgent mitigations and drive enterprise-level governance and reviews.

Skills

Defense systems engineering

Systems engineering leadership

Microsoft Office

DoD acquisition

Top Secret clearance

Bachelor's degree in engineering

MBSE

Agile planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in STEM/Space

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

IESE Solutions Inc. seeks a Chief Systems of Systems Engineer to lead SE&I for the Space Warfighting SoS. You will architect, integrate, test, and deploy end-to-end capabilities, working with Space Force leadership to drive requirements, interfaces, and mission threads.

You will guide cross‑functional teams, perform architectural analysis, and manage governance boards while ensuring urgent mitigations are implemented upfront in a dynamic defense environment.