Chief Engineer; Aerospace Job Huntsville area,Alabama USA,Engineering

Position: Chief Engineer (Aerospace)

Voyager is an innovative defense, national security and space technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission‑critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.

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The Chief Engineer for Strategic Systems is an autonomous technical leader responsible for the end-to-end mission success of solid rocket propulsion system programs by managing large multidisciplinary teams, overseeing complex systems engineering processes, and aligning technical execution with budgetary and schedule requirements.

The position reports to the Director of Engineering and is part of the Strategic Systems department based in Reno, NV. This role is based in Reno, NV or Folsom, CA or Huntsville, AL or Long Beach, CA or Remote.

Responsibilities

The Chief Engineer for Strategic Systems is responsible for leading the solid rocket propulsion program across the full technical life cycle, managing cross‑functional teams and ensuring program milestones are met.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or other relevant engineering discipline with 15 years of experience in solid rocket propulsion.

Able to direct the end-to-end technical lifecycle of the program by leading cross‑functional teams through rigorous design reviews and qualification milestones, ensuring that the final system is producible, compliant with technical data requirements, and balanced against cost and schedule constraints.

Able to lead the engineering team in meeting all program milestones by maintaining a rigorous focus on the critical path, proactively deconflicting resources, and driving schedule performance through aggressive management of task span-times and alternative execution strategies.

Demonstrated responsibility in establishing and maintaining lean technical scope baselines by eliminating contingency budgeting, monitoring cost performance indices (CPI) to mitigate variances, and rigorously challenging budget change requests to preserve management reserves through exploration of alternative technical solutions.

Has served as the primary technical spokesperson for a program, managing both internal and external stakeholder relationships by presenting programmatic material, cultivating new business, and ensuring all customer requests remain within authorized scope while providing data‑driven technical alternatives for collaborative decision‑making.

Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance at the appropriate level (requires U.S. Citizenship).

Preferred Qualifications

At least four years of experience leading controllable solid rocket propulsion system projects consisting of high‑performing multi‑disciplinary teams of no less than 10 people.

Current DoD Secret Security clearance.

Travel, Physical and Government Mandated Requirements

Travel up to 25%, including the possibility of overnights within the vicinity of our site locations or external test facilities.
Ability to lift, move or carry items or equipment up to 50 pounds.

Salary

The good faith base salary range for this role is $195,000–$250,000 at the time of this posting. Where you fall within the range depends on your experience, skills, and location. This range reflects base salary only and does not include benefits or…