Chief Engineer

In office

Plano, TX

Full time

R0029693

Join our team as a Chief Engineer and lead the charge in innovation and efficiency. Leverage cutting-edge technology and your unparalleled expertise to drive our projects beyond the boundaries of possibility. As a Chief Engineer you will play a pivotal role in providing technical leadership, guidance, and oversight throughout the product development lifecycle. You will be responsible for maintaining technical baselines, ensuring consistency across multiple programs, and providing input on technical investment needs and staffing forecasts.

Additionally, you will review and approve proposals and provide operational guidance to project engineers.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn‑key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber.

• Provide technical guidance and oversight throughout the product lifecycle, from concept design to final release.

• Develop and maintain product line technical baselines that support multiple programs, ensuring consistency, continuity, and configuration control.

• Oversee and manage technology projects, ensuring alignment with business unit strategy and customer requirements.

• Review and approve proposal technical and cost volumes to ensure alignment with company standards and customer expectations.

• Provide operational guidance to Project Engineers, ensuring technical alignment and project goal achievement.

• Interface with customers to shape requirements and provide technical support during early pursuit phases.

• Support program and technical reviews, providing guidance on technical solution synthesis.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Aerospace, or a related field.

• 14+ years of engineering experience with at least 8+ years in a leadership role.

• Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.

• Deep understanding of ELINT/ESM principles, architectures, and technologies, including RF system design, digital signal processing, and sensor integration

• Hands on experience in system engineering lifecycle (requirements analysis, design, integration, verification, and validation) for ELINT/ESM products

• Experience performing RF cascade analysis for complex RF systems

• Experience analyzing threat databases used for ESM intelligence libraries

• Extensive knowledge of Radar parameter measurements and measurement techniques

• Experience with hardware/software integration, real‑time embedded systems, and C4
  
  ISR systems

• Knowledge of relevant military standards and compliance (e.g., MIL-STD-461, 810, 704, 882

• Minimum 20+ years of systems engineering experience, with at least 10 years in Electronic Intelligence (ELINT), Electronic Support Measures (ESM), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), or related defense electronic warfare fields

• At least 5 years in engineering management at the director level or higher, leading multidisciplinary engineering teams in a defense or national security environment

• Proven track record of successfully delivering complex, mission‑critical ELINT/ESM or SIGINT systems or products to government or defense customers

• The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required

• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop high‑performing engineering teams

• Experience…