Program Chief Engineer, SIPActive$253K
The opportunity
The SIP team is responsible for delivering mission-critical, theater-relevant capabilities across a complex portfolio of hardware, software, networking, sensor, command-and-control, third-party, and customer-furnished systems. The team operates at the intersection of product…
What you'll do
Serve as the technical owner and chief engineer for the SIP portfolio,: responsible for system architecture, technical execution, integration strategy, fielding readiness, and sustainment outcomes.
Lead end-to-end delivery of complex mission systems that include Anduril: products, Lattice integrations, third-party hardware/software, customer-furnished equipment, tactical networks, sensors, effectors, compute, communications, and operational workflows.
Translate ambiguous customer needs into executable technical plans, product: requirements, integration roadmaps, test plans, fielding plans, and sustainment concepts.
Take new capabilities from 0 to 1 quickly, including early concept: definition, rapid prototyping, R&D product creation, integration, test, operational demonstration, proposal support, and transition into program execution.
Make pragmatic engineering decisions with incomplete information, often with: 60% of the data available, while clearly identifying risks, assumptions, tradeoffs, and decision points.
Own systems integration across internal and external systems, including: third-party sensors, payloads, effectors, communications systems, navigation systems, C2 systems, vendor platforms, and government-provided interfaces.
What they're looking for
- Active Secret or Top Secret clearance.
- Prior experience as a Program Chief Engineer, Lead Systems Engineer,: Technical Director, Mission Systems Lead, Product Lead, or Engineering Program Lead on a defense or national security program.
- Experience with C2 systems, Lattice or similar command-and-control platforms,: tactical networks, sensor fusion, EO/IR systems, radar, effectors, counter-UAS, autonomous systems, or deployed mission systems.
- Experience integrating third-party or partner systems into a larger mission: architecture, including vendor management, ICDs, API/interface definition, system test, and operational handoff.
- Experience creating, obtaining, maintaining, or recovering ATOs for DoD: systems, including RMF package development, eMASS workflows, POA&M management, STIGs, vulnerability remediation, and continuous authorization.
- Experience with fielded OCONUS/theater-based operations, including deployment: logistics, operational sustainment, spares, training, site acceptance, and field troubleshooting.
- Experience building R&D products or prototypes and transitioning them into: operational programs or customer-funded task orders.
- Experience leading urgent technical recovery efforts, tiger teams,: integration sprints, or operational response efforts under customer and mission pressure.
