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Chief Engineer

Orbit Fab

Chief Engineer

National
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Orbit Fab is looking for an exceptional senior spacecraft engineer to lead the company's engineering activities. Reporting into the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Engineer will build and lead a team responsible for the development, deployment and operations of a full supply chain for on-orbit propellant and associated products, services and applications.

    Responsibilities will span all aspects of an integrated system architecture that achieves reliability and safety while meeting aggressive cost targets.

    • Hire and motivate the engineering team.

    • In early phases, hands-on with a small team, developing and delivering the early flight hardware.

    • Lead system definition, system integration, and component level design and verification.

    • Build, influence, and deploy large initiatives, from ground-up.

    • Lead and ensure engineering product development processes are followed, measured and properly represented to the engineering team.

    • Evaluating and selecting from available and emerging technologies from global suppliers.

    • Manage technical and programmatic risks in a timely-fashion.

    • Define and implement a technology roadmap and product strategy.

    • Define and implement an IP strategy to secure a competitive advantage.

    • Support business development and activities through presenting the company's products and cultivate relationships with technical buyers.

    • Support the CEO in investor relations, presenting the company's products and plans.

    • Any other tasks as needed to support operations of an early-stage startup company.