Chief Engineer
$205,000–$205,000 year
On-siteLincoln, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Lead the overall technical direction and engineering integrity of the Mission Planning Enterprise solution, ensuring architecture, systems engineering, IVV&E, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts align with government requirements. Drive requirements analysis, technical trade studies, and risk management while chairing relevant technical working groups to converge technical work into a coherent, testable, and supportable solution. Collaborate with leadership across architecture, software, and operations to maintain technical soundness. Requires active Secret clearance, 10+ years of systems engineering leadership on large DoD programs, and a Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science. Salary range: USD $205,000.00/Yr. - USD $225,000.00/Yr.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or related field
- 10+ years of systems engineering leadership on large, software‐intensive DoD programs with end‐to‐end responsibility for the technical baseline
- Demonstrated experience with system‐of‐systems integration in mission planning or similar environments, including frameworks, common components, and platform‐unique components
- Hands‐on experience with verification, validation, integration, and evaluation of complex software products, including definition and execution of evaluation plans and performance analysis
- Proven leadership of cross‐functional engineering teams (architecture, software, test, cybersecurity, and sustainment) and technical working groups
- Active Secret clearance and the ability to maintain it throughout employment
Desired Qualifications
- Experience modernizing legacy mission planning or avionics systems into open‐architecture, Windows‐based or cloud‐hosted environments
- Familiarity with requirements‐management tools (e.g., DOORS) and strong background in requirements traceability, KPPs, and RTMs
- Demonstrated experience defining and managing TPMs as leading indicators of technical risk and integrating them into decision forums
- Background in process maturity (e.g., CMMI Level 3+), and in standing up or operating a 'software factory' style development and integration environment
- Master's degree in relevant engineering discipline and prior service as a chief engineer or equivalent on a major Air Force or joint program
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