CTO - Spacecraft Optics & Payloads, Equity

Society of Defense Financial Management; Denver (CO); Presencial; USD 225.000 - 260.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Space Technology Company in Denver, on-site, seeks a Chief Technology Officer to lead US engineering, programs, and site development. The role sits on the executive team and reports to the President of the US entity, with active TS/SCI clearance highly desirable.

You will own the US technical architecture, oversee all engineering and mission development from requirements through integration and test, while guiding US program managers across Earth-orbit and lunar demonstrations.

Formación

• 10+ years in spacecraft systems engineering and mission development, including leadership of multidisciplinary teams.
• Cradle-to-grave experience taking a mission from formulation through launch and on-orbit operations.
• Recent delivery on US government space programs, including classified work, with direct customer accountability for cost, schedule and performance.
• Experience leading program managers and engineering leads across concurrent programs.
• Optical payload, precision pointing and tracking, or ADCS experience.
• Experience selecting and managing spacecraft, payload or subsystem suppliers.
• A track record of hiring strong technical talent and building teams.
• Comfort operating in a FOCI-mitigated environment with a foreign parent company.
• Active TS/SCI, or the ability to obtain it on near-term timelines.
• Degree in aerospace, electrical or mechanical engineering, physics or similar.

Responsabilidades

• Own the US technical architecture and lead all US engineering, from mission architecture and requirements through supplier oversight, integration and test.
• Lead US program managers across concurrent Earth-orbit and lunar flight demonstrations, civil technology development and a commercial orbital demo.
• Lead the Colorado site, drive key engineering hires and build out a Denver facility with optical test and payload integration capability.
• Represent the architecture to government customers, partners and the board; stay hands-on in design reviews, critical trades and anomaly resolution.

Conocimientos

Spacecraft systems

Mission development

Leadership

Program management

Optical payload

ADCS

Supplier management

Talent hiring

FOCI experience

Clearance readiness

Educación

Aerospace engineering

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Physics

Descripción del empleo

Space Technology Company in Denver, on-site, seeks a Chief Technology Officer to lead US engineering, programs, and site development. The role sits on the executive team and reports to the President of the US entity, with active TS/SCI clearance highly desirable.

You will own the US technical architecture, oversee all engineering and mission development from requirements through integration and test, while guiding US program managers across Earth-orbit and lunar demonstrations.