Lead Systems Engineer; Hybrid

• Base Pay $ - $ / Year
• Employee Type E Exempt

VALT Enterprizes, Inc. is revolutionizing aerospace with cutting-edge hypersonic research and development to pioneer America’s first-of-its-kind hypersonic launch system, combining rocket and air-breathing propulsion to empower our nation’s warfighters with the tools they need to safeguard our country. We envision a world where access to space is no longer a privilege for the few but an opportunity for all. Our team is driven by data, fueled by passion, and united by a shared commitment to innovation and resilience.

Challenges are embraced head-on in a culture that values creativity, determination, and collaboration. Join us in shaping the future of aerospace and making history – together.

We are seeking an experienced Lead Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership for systems engineering activities supporting complex aerospace and defense programs. In this role, you will lead systems engineering efforts across the full product lifecycle, including requirements definition and management, system architecture, interface management, integration planning, technical risk management, verification, validation, testing, and qualification. Working across engineering, program management, manufacturing, quality, and customer teams, you will apply deep systems engineering expertise and exercise independent technical judgment to address complex system-level challenges, guide technical decision-making, and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities.

You will serve as a systems engineering subject matter expert for internal leadership, customers, suppliers, and government stakeholders while helping ensure technical requirements, risks, and program objectives remain aligned throughout development and execution.

• Lead systems engineering planning and execution for complex aerospace and defense programs from concept development through integration, testing, verification, validation, and qualification
• Develop, manage, and maintain system requirements, derived requirements, verification methods, and requirements traceability throughout the engineering lifecycle
• Lead system architecture definition, trade studies, interface control, risk assessments, and technical decision-making across complex hardware, software, propulsion, guidance, control, and test systems
• Exercise independent technical judgment in evaluating complex system-level challenges, technical alternatives, and engineering tradeoffs and develop recommendations that influence program and technical outcomes
• Lead technical risk management activities, including risk identification, analysis, mitigation planning, tracking, retirement criteria, and communication of technical risks to program leadership and customer stakeholders
• Maintain program risk registers and coordinate cost, schedule, technical, safety, and qualification risk inputs across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and program management teams
• Lead and coordinate integrated product teams and cross-functional engineering disciplines to ensure technical performance, system-level alignment, schedule coordination, and effective program execution
• Support system integration, ground testing, flight testing, qualification planning, anomaly resolution, and post-test data review, applying findings to inform technical decisions and system development
• Lead the development of system specifications, verification matrices, interface control documents, test plans, reports, technical review packages, and customer deliverables
• Serve as a technical point of contact and systems engineering subject matter expert for internal leadership, customers, suppliers, and government…