Director, Vehicle Engineering – Spacecraft Systems Leader

Millennium Space Systems, Inc.; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Millennium Space Systems leads the way in national security space with agile, small satellites. The Director of Vehicle Engineering will inspire and coordinate the vehicle engineering team, ensuring resources, schedules and budgets align with customer expectations and program goals.

You will drive technical direction across mechanical, thermal, structural, harness, propulsion and ground support domains while partnering with peers and the VP of engineering to sustain a vision for growth and

Qualifications

• Minimum of 14 years of engineering experience in aerospace/defense.
• 4 years of experience as a functional manager.
• Experience as Project Lead or functional manager in spacecraft development.
• Knowledge of satellite systems and components.
• Vehicle engineering design integration and analysis for spacecraft bus/structure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the vehicle engineering team to deliver technical work products, schedules and budgets.
• Coordinate risk management and staffing plans across teams.
• Oversee program-level schedules and resource balancing.
• Drive standardization of engineering tools, processes and KPIs.
• Mentor front-line managers and identify growth opportunities.

Skills

Project leadership

Security clearance knowledge

Agile development

Manufacturing for production

System integration

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

Creo

Teamcenter

Git

JIRA

Confluence

Nastran

Patran

Thermal Desktop

Job description

Millennium Space Systems leads the way in national security space with agile, small satellites. The Director of Vehicle Engineering will inspire and coordinate the vehicle engineering team, ensuring resources, schedules and budgets align with customer expectations and program goals.

You will drive technical direction across mechanical, thermal, structural, harness, propulsion and ground support domains while partnering with peers and the VP of engineering to sustain a vision for growth and