Cheif Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Cheif Engineer with Security Clearance
We are seeking a Chief Engineer to play a pivotal role in leading the design, analysis, development, integration, and launch of our space vehicles. You will be working closely with a functional engineering team to allow us to meet our objectives and achieve mission success. You will be responsible for overseeing the technical strategy, execution, and delivery of these systems, ensuring they meet the highest standards of performance, reliability, and safety.

Key Responsibilities:

As the Chief Engineer, you will be responsible for managing the technical integrity and technical baseline for Momentus. Act as the independent technical authority for providing assessments of requirements, design, risks, and schedule with the Program Managers and product owners. Identify gaps between requirements, design, manufacturing, operations and facility solutions with project teams on practical solutions across the life cycle. Assess and disposition aggregate technical risks across programs and technology development projects.

Assess and approve technical completion and compliance at major program and element technical reviews. You will provide engineering leadership and mentoring to coordinate design, analysis, and systems engineering processes throughout development, verification, delivery and operation. Provide independent review of corrective actions for major failures at the program/product level and work with functional managers in addressing systemic issues. Collaborate with program and company leadership to define and assess technology road-map alignment product needs and industry developments.

Ensure that engineering and manufacturing processes are in place, adequate and utilized appropriately. Collaborate with other members to assess and implement engineering process health and compliance with standards for product / program. Represent the Company and project with key customers and partners. Focusing horizontally on resolving high-level Systems challenges Ensuring execution of overall technical plan within the Integrated Master Schedule Responsible for ensuring program technical excellence as commensurate with program scope, customer expectations and company interest Through program gate reviews, oversee technical aspects of projects ensuring appropriate design, analysis and testing is conducted Review designs for cost, manufacturing, and quality assurance Provide customer facing technical leadership and guidance Engineering Operational:
Define and maintain system requirements for flight spacecraft hardware and software Perform trade studies and analyses for spacecraft hardware selection Support verification of system and subsystem requirements Lead system design reviews and support program technical reviews Manage spacecraft harnessing and interface design Support regulatory and customer payload technical exchanges Support AI&T planning and execution for flight spacecraft and subsystems Create test plans and procedures to validate spacecraft and subsystem performance Develop and maintain risk mitigation strategies Support non-conformance and issue tracking for spacecraft hardware Support on-orbit operations and flight anomaly resolution activities Provide guidance, mentorship and leadership to all levels of engineers Required

Skills and Experience:

Knowledge of Vehicle Product development designs including structures; guidance, navigation, software, propulsion, electronics/payloads, communications, materials, subsystems, and Integration and Testing Knowledge in the development of high-fidelity aerospace vehicle control and dynamics, vehicle structural dynamics, and accuracy simulations and performance assessment (including propulsion, steering and control, and accuracy) Strong oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations, with ability to focus on multiple projects with competing priorities Ability to collaborate and achieve consensus when dealing with groups from diverse organizations and backgrounds Experience integrating multiple engineering specialties and stakeholders across multiple Integrated Product Teams and Suppliers Experience leading design, production, and integration of complex systems Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience Strong understanding and broad application of complex engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, material review board, process control, tooling, facilities, software, etc.)

Demonstrated ability to make difficult technical decisions with good judgement Demonstrated ability to work with multifunctional teams and drive to results Design Engineering/Computer-aided Design (CAD) experience and engineering releases utilizing Product Lifecycle Management tools Experience defining requirements and executing verification plans  Experience performing system level trade studies Experience creating power, communications and mass budgets Experience leading a technical team in system level…