Chief System Engineer

Round-Peg Solutions (RPS) Limited; Hermosa Beach (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pre-IPO equity

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Round-Peg Solutions (RPS) Limited seeks a Chief Systems Engineer to lead the development of next-generation missile systems, owning architecture, requirements and flight qualification. You will direct cross-disciplinary teams across mechanical, electrical, software, and systems engineering, ensuring production readiness and rigorous verification.

The role offers a base salary of 250,000–320,000 USD, pre-IPO equity, relocation assistance, and comprehensive benefits, with a commitment to meeting

Qualifications

• Extensive missile/guided munitions experience.
• Experience leading complex defence programmes.
• DoD clearance or eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead missile system architecture, requirements, technical decisions and engineering trade studies.
• Oversee integration of airframes, propulsion, guidance, navigation, avionics and control systems.
• Direct systems engineering, technical risk, design reviews and configuration management.
• Lead verification, validation, qualification, flight testing and production transition.
• Provide technical leadership across mechanical, electrical, software, systems and manufacturing engineering teams.

Skills

Missile systems engineering

Multidisciplinary leadership

DoD standards familiarity

Job description

Chief Systems Engineer | Advanced Weapons

$250,000-$320,000 Base + Pre-IPO Equity + Relocation Assistance + Benefits

Current or Recent DoD SECRET Clearance Required

Are you an experienced Chief Systems Engineer ready to lead the development of next-generation missile systems? Have you taken complex weapons or aerospace platforms from initial architecture through integration, qualification and flight testing? Would you relish complete technical ownership of an advanced defence programme, leading multidisciplinary teams and seeing real hardware take flight? If so, this opportunity may be the right next step for you.

This rapidly growing defence technology organisation develops advanced aerospace and weapons systems for demanding military applications. Engineers operate in fast-moving, highly technical teams where innovation, technical ownership and rapid hardware development are central to delivering mission-critical capabilities.

The Chief Systems Engineer will own the technical direction of a long-range missile programme, leading system architecture, engineering development, integration and flight qualification through production readiness.

As the Chief Systems Engineer your responsibilities will include

• Leading missile system architecture, requirements, technical decisions and engineering trade studies
• Overseeing integration of airframes, propulsion, guidance, navigation, avionics and control systems
• Directing systems engineering, technical risk, design reviews and configuration management
• Leading verification, validation, qualification, flight testing and production transition
• Providing technical leadership across mechanical, electrical, software, systems and manufacturing engineering teams

As the Chief Systems Engineer you will bring

• Extensive experience developing missiles, guided munitions or high-maturity aerospace flight systems
• Proven technical leadership across complex defence programmes or major weapon-system subsystems
• Experience taking flight hardware through development, integration, qualification and flight testing
• Strong understanding of missile propulsion, aerodynamics, GNC, aircraft integration and systems engineering
• Knowledge of DoD engineering standards, technical reviews, safety requirements and operational environments

Experience with long-range strike systems, long-range drones, missile employment, target engagement or ground and naval launch platforms would be particularly valuable.

The Chief Systems Engineer will have significant technical authority, shaping critical design decisions while working directly with engineering teams to deliver operational flight capability.

Offering $250,000-$320,000 base salary, pre-IPO equity, relocation assistance and comprehensive benefits, this is an opportunity to lead a major advanced weapons development programme.

All successful applicants will be contacted within two working days.