Systems Engineer – Project Engineer V

Voyager Technologies; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Paid time off

Comprehensive health benefits

Retirement savings

Wellness program

Various other benefits

Job summary

Voyager Technologies seeks a Project Engineer VI to serve as a senior technical authority across defense and aerospace programs. You will provide technical direction and programmatic oversight across engineering disciplines, ensuring alignment of design, performance, and risk with mission and contractual requirements.

The Level VI engineer represents engineering leadership at the enterprise level, contributing to strategy, process improvements, and technology development initiatives, while

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressively responsible experience in project engineering, systems engineering, or program‑level technical leadership.
• Proven experience managing large‑scale DoD or MDA programs with complex system integration.
• Demonstrated success as CAM and technical lead under EVMS‑compliant contracts.
• Deep understanding of DoD acquisition lifecycle (DoDI 5000) and MIL‑STD systems engineering processes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as chief project engineer or senior technical lead for large, multi‑phase defense and aerospace programs.
• Define and guide system architecture, integration, and verification strategies aligned with customer and mission objectives.
• Oversee engineering execution across multiple IPTs and major subcontractors, ensuring technical, cost, and schedule compliance.
• Lead technical baseline definition, configuration management, and system integration planning.
• Chair or support major design and integration reviews and ensure readiness with technical performance metrics.
• Serve as primary engineering interface to executive management and DoD customers.
• Manage and approve SOWs, subcontractor deliverables, and major supplier inputs.
• Develop and implement advanced risk and opportunity management frameworks across programs.
• Provide mentorship, coaching, and technical oversight to project engineers and leads.
• Support proposal development, cost estimation, and new business capture activities.
• Guide adherence to MBSE standards and configuration control.
• Drive organizational engineering process improvements and knowledge management.

Skills

Advanced technical leadership

System integration

Risk assessment

Communication & briefing

Mentoring teams

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in systems engineering / aerospace / mechanical / electrical engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera

MS Visio

EVMS familiarity

Job description

Voyager is an innovative defense, national security and space technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission‑critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.

Forge the Future: Join Voyager Technologies

The future belongs to those who build it. At Voyager Technologies, we’re building technologies that protect lives, expand frontiers and prepare us for what’s next. And we’re doing that with people who are wired to solve, build, adapt and lead. These roles are not for the faint of heart.

You’ll help lay the foundation for humanity's future. Join a culture where innovation thrives, curiosity is rewarded, and impact is real. We’re a company of doers, thinkers and builders, united by purpose and grounded in reality.

If you want to put your skills to work where the stakes are real and the mission is bigger than any one person, forge the future with Voyager.

Job Summary

The Project Engineer VI serves as a senior technical authority and strategic integrator for high‑complexity defense and aerospace programs. The individual provides technical direction and programmatic oversight across engineering disciplines, ensuring alignment of design, performance, and risk with mission and contractual requirements. The Level VI engineer represents engineering leadership at the enterprise level, contributing to organizational strategy, process improvement, and technology development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as chief project engineer or senior technical lead for large, multi-phase, or multi-contract defense and aerospace programs
• Define and guide system architecture, integration, and verification strategies aligned with customer and mission objectives
• Oversee engineering execution across multiple Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and major subcontractors, ensuring technical, cost, and schedule compliance
• Lead technical baseline definition, configuration management, and system integration planning
• Chair or provide executive‑level support for major design and integration reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and ensure readiness and compliance with technical performance metrics
• Serve as the primary engineering interface to executive management and DoD customers, supporting technical interchange meetings and milestone reviews
• Manage and approve Statements of Work (SOWs), subcontractor technical deliverables, and major supplier design inputs
• Develop and implement advanced risk and opportunity management frameworks across enterprise‑level programs
• Provide mentorship, coaching, and technical oversight to project engineers and functional leads
• Support proposal development, cost estimation, and new business capture activities
• Guide and enforce adherence to systems engineering standards, model‑based engineering practices, and configuration control
• Drive organizational engineering process improvements, knowledge management, and best practices

Required Qualifications

• Must have or be able to obtain and maintain an active DoD Secret Clearance
• Demonstrated success leading large‑scale, multi-disciplinary engineering projects through the full lifecycle—from concept development through verification, qualification, and delivery
• Proven ability to develop and execute technical strategies aligned with business and program objectives
• Exceptional leadership, influencing, and mentoring abilities across engineering, program management, and customer teams
• Strong technical depth and judgment to guide architecture‑level decisions and complex trade studies
• Proactive, strategic thinker with a continuous improvement mindset and commitment to technical excellence and mission success
• Advanced knowledge of DoD acquisition frameworks, contract structures, and customer interface management

Experience

• Minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible experience in project engineering, systems engineering, or program‑level technical leadership
• Proven experience managing large‑scale DoD or MDA programs, including complex system integration and verification activities
• Demonstrated success as a Control Account Manager (CAM) and technical lead under EVMS‑compliant contracts
• Deep understanding of DoD acquisition lifecycle (DoDI 5000 series) and MIL‑STD systems engineering processes
• Experience overseeing major subcontractors, suppliers, and multi‑disciplinary engineering teams
• Background in propulsion systems, flight vehicle integration, or complex electro‑mechanical systems preferred
• Prior experience leading customer engagements, proposal efforts, and engineering process improvement initiatives

Education

• Required: Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in systems engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical, electrical engineering, or related STEM field from an accredited college/university

Skills

• Advanced technical and organizational leadership skills, with the ability to manage ambiguity and competing priorities
• Expertise in system integration, verification planning, and risk‑based engineering approaches
• Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills—capable of engaging executive and customer audiences
• Proficient with engineering management and project planning tools (Microsoft Project, Primavera, or equivalent)
• Skilled in data‑driven decision making, technical trade analysis, and configuration control
• Strong interpersonal skills for guiding and motivating diverse, high‑performing teams
• Experienced with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio

Others

• Must be able to travel approximately 10% of the time to support program and customer needs
• Must be comfortable working in secure or classified environments, as required
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven development environment
• Ability to balance multiple priorities across concurrent workstreams
• Committed to mission success, technical integrity, and collaborative execution in a national defense environment

Benefits

• a discretionary annual bonus plan
• paid time off (PTO)
• a comprehensive health benefit package
• retirement savings
• wellness program
• various other benefits

Able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

Voyager is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.

California pay range

$116,000—$171,000 USD

Colorado pay range

$116,000—$171,000 USD