Chief Engineer – Space

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⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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👷🏻‍♀️ Engineer

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SES Space & Defense

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1973

💼 Consulting

🏭 Manufacturing

🚀 Aerospace

Consulting • Manufacturing • Aerospace

SES Space & Defense is a company dedicated to providing services and solutions in the aerospace and defense sectors. They focus on enhancing operational capabilities and delivering innovative technology solutions to support military and government missions. SES Space & Defense embodies values such as diversity, inclusion, and a commitment to nurturing talent across various professional backgrounds, including engineering and information technology.

📋 Description

• Serve as a technical authority for exploring, conceptualizing, and evaluating spacecraft, hosted payload, and emerging space system solutions • Lead technical proposals and evaluations of space system programs, payloads, and concepts to meet mission performance objectives • Collaborate with matrixed engineering teams across systems engineering, spacecraft engineering, payload engineering, mission assurance, specialty engineering, suppliers, and external mission partners • Define spacecraft and payload architectures, system interfaces, integration strategies, and technical baselines • Support program review milestones including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, launch readiness, and early on-orbit operations • Identify, assess, and mitigate technical, integration, schedule, and mission risks throughout the program lifecycle • Partner with government customers, mission partners, and suppliers to translate mission requirements into executable technical solutions • Collaborate with engineering and mission operations organizations to ensure successful end-to-end system integration • Support strategic growth initiatives by shaping technical solutions for hosted payload, communications, sensing, and emerging space mission opportunities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline • Advanced degree preferred • 10+ years of progressively responsible experience designing, developing, integrating, or delivering spacecraft, payloads, satellite systems, or other complex aerospace systems • Experience serving as a Chief Engineer, Lead Systems Engineer, IPT Lead, Technical Director, or equivalent technical leadership role • Strong background in spacecraft architecture, payload systems, hosted payloads, satellite subsystems, or mission systems engineering • Experience integrating spacecraft subsystems, including communications payloads, RF systems, onboard processors, and other mission-specific payloads • Extensive knowledge of systems engineering processes, including requirements development, architecture definition, interface management, verification and validation, and technical risk management • Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering organizations in a matrixed environment while influencing without direct authority • Experience supporting the complete system lifecycle, including concept development, design, integration, environmental test, launch preparation, commissioning, and on-orbit operations • Ability to communicate effectively with government customers, executive leadership, engineering teams, suppliers, and mission partners • Experience supporting national security, defense, civil government, or commercial space programs

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual bonus eligibility where applicable • Paid vacation, sick, and personal leave • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Life insurance • Disability insurance • 401(k) retirement plan • Other benefits programs