Senior technical leader serving as Chief Engineer for satellite ground systems programs, coordinating across mission software, infrastructure, and operations teams while contributing hands-on to design and troubleshooting.
170k – 210k
Hybrid8+ YOEEmbedded Engineering
About the role
Key Responsibilities
Serve as a program technical leader / Chief Engineer for complex commercial and government space programs
Support successful engineering execution across mission software, platform infrastructure, reliability, security, and integration activities
Coordinate technical alignment across engineering teams to ensure cohesive system behavior and successful mission execution
Partner with engineering leads to identify and resolve cross-system technical risks, interface challenges, and integration concerns
Support architectural cohesion and long-term technical evolution across ground systems ecosystem
Contribute to technical strategy, system design, and architecture development for mission operations platforms
Participate in proposal development, technical solution definition, and customer technical engagements
Conduct technical reviews, design reviews, and mission readiness assessments
Support anomaly investigation, troubleshooting, and operational issue resolution for mission-critical systems
Provide mentorship and technical guidance to engineers across the organization
Contribute directly to engineering efforts through design, implementation, prototyping, and technical problem solving
Qualifications
8+ years of experience developing, integrating, or operating aerospace, satellite, or mission-critical software systems
Strong technical breadth across software systems, operational systems, and aerospace mission domains
Experience with satellite ground systems, mission operations, command and control, or flight dynamics and mission planning tools
Experience designing, integrating, or operating distributed software systems in production environments
Strong understanding of software architecture, systems integration, and operational reliability
Ability to communicate effectively across software, operations, platform / infrastructure, and customer stakeholders
Experience leading technical efforts across multidisciplinary engineering teams
Comfortable operating in ambiguous and rapidly evolving technical environments
Active U.S. Security Clearance (TS/SCI Preferred, S Required)
Benefits
15 days minimum PTO with unlimited PTO policy
Quarterly health & wellness benefits
100% health insurance coverage for employees and family
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