Deputy Chief Engineer — Defense Systems & MBSE Lead

CoAspire, LLC; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits starting first month:医疗/

401(k) with company match

PTO and Federal holidays

Job summary

CoAspire, LLC in Northern Virginia seeks a Senior Technical Authority and Deputy Chief Engineer to drive the technical roadmap for weapon-system programs from concept to production. You will own end-to-end design, architecture, and system integration across mechanical, electrical, and software domains, ensuring DoW performance, reliability, and affordability.

You will lead MBSE processes, conduct design reviews, manage risk, and mentor a cross-disciplinary team to deliver mission-ready systems

Qualifications

• 3+ years of proven engineering leadership experience in aerospace/defense manufacturing or weapons-system development.
• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated success leading DoW weapons or air-launched effects programs from prototype through high-rate production, with prior experience in classified environments and airworthiness/certification processes.
• Deep expertise in system-level design ownership, parallel design efforts, complex mechanical/electrical drawings and configuration management.
• Active or ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Secret clearance.
• Strong leadership presence with excellent communication skills; able to brief senior DoW stakeholders, customers, and internal leadership.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical strategy, architecture, and execution for specific weapon-system programs, defining system-level requirements and leading end-to-end design, development, integration, and testing in close partnership with program management.
• Support and maintain MBSE processes and artifacts, including requirements, architecture models, and interface definitions.
• Lead technical design reviews (PDR/CDR), verification and validation activities, ground testing, and flight testing to deliver mission-ready systems.
• Oversee identification, qualification, and implementation of cost-effective COTS and MIL-SPEC components, materials, and processes while ensuring full form/fit/function compliance and ITAR/DFARS adherence.
• Manage BOMs, configuration baselines, and technical efforts across subsystems and subcomponents while partnering with supply chain and buyers to ensure readiness.
• Serve as the primary technical interface with DoW customers, prime contractors, and suppliers for design reviews, contract deliverables, and resolution of cross-functional challenges.

Skills

Engineering leadership

System engineering

MBSE

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

CoAspire, LLC in Northern Virginia seeks a Senior Technical Authority and Deputy Chief Engineer to drive the technical roadmap for weapon-system programs from concept to production. You will own end-to-end design, architecture, and system integration across mechanical, electrical, and software domains, ensuring DoW performance, reliability, and affordability.

You will lead MBSE processes, conduct design reviews, manage risk, and mentor a cross-disciplinary team to deliver mission-ready systems