VP of Orbital Vehicle Engineering

Outpost; Los Angeles (CA); Presencial; USD 275.000 - 325.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Healthcare coverage

Equity

401(k) match

PTO + holidays

Lunch stipend

Dog-friendly office

Team events

Descripción de la vacante

Outpost in Playa Vista, CA is seeking a VP of Vehicle Engineering who will own the vision, execution, and culture behind our CarryAll orbital return vehicle and Airdrop delivery system. Reporting to the CTO, you will serve as the top day-to-day technical authority across all vehicles and set the architecture direction.

You will lead engineering leaders, drive design standards, manage schedule and budget, chair key reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR, CoFR), and work with executives, customers, and government

Formación

• Bachelor's or higher in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering.
• 10+ years' experience in full life cycle of space vehicle development.
• Operational technical authority on a complete vehicle program from architecture to flight.
• Experience scaling multi-disciplinary engineering orgs of 50+ through Directors and ICs.
• Deep fluency across mass, power, GNC, structural loads, and thermal environments.
• Experience bridging R&D and manufacturing (DFM, travelers, LRIP).

Responsabilidades

• Full accountability for schedule, technical performance, and budget across Carryall and Airdrop; call the hard scope, risks schedule and make/buy trade-offs.
• Hire, develop, and manage engineering leaders across all vehicle disciplines; set the standard for technical excellence, ownership, and pace.
• Own architecture implementation, interface control, and performance envelopes; enforce design standards, margin policy, and flight readiness criteria; chair PDR, CDR, TRR, and CoFR reviews.
• Own Material Review Board /Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System rigor, oversight of test planning and execution.
• Establish DFM, QMS, configuration management, and acceptance criteria to move Carryall and Airdrop from development into LRIP and fleet-scale production.
• Own make/buy and supplier strategy across propulsion, avionics, TPS, and recovery subsystems.
• Represent vehicle engineering to the CEO, Board, customers, and government stakeholders; align execution with Programs, BD, and Operations.

Conocimientos

Vehicle engineering leadership

Systems engineering

Architecture & design

Program management

GNC and thermal systems

DFM / design for manufacturability

Educación

Bachelor's or higher in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering

Herramientas

DFM processes

Configuration management

Descripción del empleo

Outpost in Playa Vista, CA is seeking a VP of Vehicle Engineering who will own the vision, execution, and culture behind our CarryAll orbital return vehicle and Airdrop delivery system. Reporting to the CTO, you will serve as the top day-to-day technical authority across all vehicles and set the architecture direction.

You will lead engineering leaders, drive design standards, manage schedule and budget, chair key reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR, CoFR), and work with executives, customers, and government