VP of Engineering: Scale Reusable Satellite Platform

Lux Aeterna; Denver (CO); Vor Ort; USD 200.000 - 350.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and company holidays

401(k) retirement plan

Zusammenfassung

Lux Aeterna in Denver, CO is seeking a VP of Engineering to scale the spacecraft hardware program. You will own engineering execution, structure teams, and hire senior engineers to drive design review through flight.

We expect 10+ years in aerospace hardware and 5+ years leading teams, with a track record from design to flight. This is an onsite role with a fast-paced, high-impact environment and meaningful equity.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years in spacecraft, launch vehicle, or complex aerospace hardware development.
• 5+ years leading engineering teams.
• Experience scaling an engineering organization through rapid growth.
• Successful track record of taking hardware from design through qualification, integration, and flight.
• Deep familiarity with the full spacecraft development lifecycle: structures, avionics, propulsion, thermal, GNC, and software.
• Experience building engineering processes at a startup or fast-moving program.
• Strong supplier management instincts in a constrained aerospace supply chain.
• Direct, low-ego communication style.

Aufgaben

• Lead the engineering organization day to day: structure, hiring plans, performance, and growth across all subsystem teams
• Recruit and close senior engineering talent, and build the pipeline and interview process that keeps the bar high as headcount grows
• Own engineering execution: schedules, design reviews, BOM releases, test campaigns, and integration milestones
• Build lightweight processes that create rigor without bureaucracy: requirements management, configuration control, anomaly resolution, and design review cadence
• Manage vendor and supplier relationships alongside program management, and hold suppliers accountable to delivery
• Partner with program management to surface risk early and keep schedule reality visible to leadership
• Set the tone for engineering culture: intellectual honesty, bias for action, and candid communication

Kenntnisse

Spacecraft development

Engineering leadership

Scaling organizations

Design through qualification

Supplier management

Low-ego communication

Tools

Design reviews

BOM management

Jobbeschreibung

Lux Aeterna in Denver, CO is seeking a VP of Engineering to scale the spacecraft hardware program. You will own engineering execution, structure teams, and hire senior engineers to drive design review through flight.

We expect 10+ years in aerospace hardware and 5+ years leading teams, with a track record from design to flight. This is an onsite role with a fast-paced, high-impact environment and meaningful equity.