Chief Engineer- Production WSI

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority and design owner for assigned programs.
• Develop, maintain, and control the technical baseline, architecture, interfaces, and design integrity.
• Lead cross-disciplinary technical teams across systems, software, hardware, cybersecurity, integration, and test.
• Act as the customer-facing technical lead for reviews, technical interchange meetings, and program execution.
• Identify, assess, and manage technical risks throughout the program lifecycle.
• Collaborate with the Program Manager to ensure technical cost, schedule, and performance objectives are achieved.
• Lead technical gate reviews and readiness assessments (e.g., Production Readiness Review [PRRs], Failure Review Boards [FRBs], Consent to Ship [CTS] Reviews).
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards (DoD, MIL-STD, ITAR, cyber compliance, etc.).
• Lead resolution of critical technical issues impacting program execution or delivery.
• Provide technical leadership for proposals, including basis of estimate (BOE), architecture development, and capture support.
• Partner with V2X functional engineering leadership to ensure application of production processes, specialty engineering, and independent technical assessments.

Qualifications

• Prior Chief Engineer, IPT Lead, or Lead Systems Engineer experience at a major defense integrator.
• Proven technical leadership of multi-disciplinary teams on complex DoD or aerospace programs.
• Experience in Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) program environments.
• Knowledge of routings, and work instructions.
• Experience with manufacturing processes, Material Review Boards (MRBs), and transition to production activities, and risk management.
• Proficiency with DoD acquisition lifecycle, systems engineering V-model, and technical review process.