stratolaunch

Chief Engineer, Carrier Aircraft

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At a Glance

Location
Mojave, California, United States
Experience
10–20 years
Compensation
ION & EXPERIENCE Staff-level ($157,000-$206,000): Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) fr
Posted
2026-06-25T01:52:18-04:00

Key Requirements

Domain Knowledge

  • Defense
  • Education
  • Engineering

Requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Demonstrated proficiency as a front-line manager of technical employees

Experience maintaining, modifying, and testing experimental aircraft

Demonstrated success as an engineering team leader and experience balancing cost, schedule, and technical performance considerations when making decisions

Experience supporting defense contracts and working on classified programs

Ability to interact with customers and/or external stakeholders

Responsibilities

Accountable for the technical data packages for Stratolaunch owned launch platforms, including technical baselines and change control.

Partner with the Launch Platform Program Manager to ensure launch platform readiness for test operations and execute aircraft modification programs

Apply Systems Engineering principles to control scope, manage risk, and drive quality technical execution within the Launch Platform service center

Partner with internal hypersonic vehicle programs and external customers to execute store integration and certification efforts with Stratolaunch aircraft

Partner with the Maintenance and Operations organizations to achieve experimental aircraft certifications

Support test planning and execution as required (ground and flight)