Has extensive engineering and project management experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) programs, preferably space programs/projects, with strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, space systems, space operations, and systems engineering principles and practices. Has experience with developing space mission system hardware - prototyping, assembly integration & testing (AI&T), and flight operations.
This opportunity allows you to be a key leader of the Aegis Aerospace/prime contractor team supporting the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicle Directorate (AFRL RV) to demonstrate the viability of innovative space technologies as well as provide cradle-to-grave support to ground, high-altitude balloon, near-space, and spaceflight experiments. In this role, you will report directly to Aegis Aerospace Program Manager and directly support and be accountable to AFRL RV's Integrated Experiments and Evaluation (RVE) division chief and staff located at Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB) in Albuquerque, NM.
**Offer of employment is contingent upon contract award**
Responsibilities
The Chief Engineer will provide leadership to a team of engineers and technicians supporting AFRL RVE projects, which include conducting experiments on high-altitude balloons; design, A&IT, and operations of small to EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) Grande sized satellites; development of spacecraft and space payload representative digital models or “twins”; and streamlining the acquisition process between the stages of analysis, prototyping, enterprise testing, and establishment of programs of record (PORs). The Chief Engineer will:
Be directly accountable for contract support to the AFRL RVE Division Chief and staff.
Report directly to Aegis Aerospace Program Manager.
Ensures Aegis Team compliance with AFRL policies and standard operating procedures, and executed to engineering standards, best practices, and regulations.
Serves as Aegis Team's representative and approval authority for systems engineering definition and design activities and milestones (i.e. left side of the system engineering “V”).
Provides technical oversight, recommendations, and support decision-making for Mission/Systems Development work.
Provides engineering expertise and support to the other members of the contractor leadership team and RVE staff as appropriate and directed.
Qualifications
Required Experience:
10+ years systems engineering experience related to DoD & major space systems/programs.
Active Top Secret SCI clearance (or clearance in eligible status pending assigned billet).
Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) from a regionally accredited institution.
Located or ability to relocate to or vicinity of Albuquerque, NM—work to be performed on Kirtland AFB (no remote option available).
Desired Experience:
Master's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) from a regionally accredited institution.
Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level 3 Systems Engineering certification or professional engineering certification equivalent.
5+ years' experience directly working within an acquisition category (ACAT) space program in an engineering role.
Knowledge and practical experience of the following: employment of artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline, accelerate, and derisk research & development (R&D) and project/program execution; model-based system engineering (MBSE) to create development and support of digital models/twins; and working with US Space Force (USSF) customers such as AFRL, Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC), and Space Systems Command (SSC) customers.
