UAS Chief Engineer- Additive Manufacturing
External job listingat AEVEX
AEVEX seeks a UAS Chief Engineer to lead additive manufactured unmanned system design, development, integration, and sustainment.
Salary
Not provided
Location
Tampa, United States
Employment type
Full time
Workplace
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UAS Chief Engineer- Additive Manufacturing
Tampa, United States
Job description
About the role
AEVEX is seeking a UAS Chief Engineer to provide technical leadership, strategic direction, and execution oversight for the design, development, integration, and sustainment of advanced additively manufactured unmanned systems.
The role provides end-to-end system engineering across air, ground, maritime, and/or multi-domain unmanned platforms, with a focus on mission effectiveness, survivability, cybersecurity resilience, and compliance with applicable defense standards and regulations. The Chief Engineer serves as the primary technical authority for an assigned platform or product area and works with government stakeholders, program management, operations, and executive leadership.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership for additive manufactured unmanned system development programs from concept through deployment and sustainment.
- Guide system architecture, design trade studies, integration strategies, and risk management.
- Research and drive advancements in designs centered around additive manufacturing of UAS across the portfolio.
- Lead system engineering processes, including requirements development, decomposition, verification, validation, and configuration management.
- Oversee multidisciplinary engineering teams across mechanical, electrical, software, controls, AI/ML, autonomy, communications, cybersecurity, and systems engineering.
- Develop and maintain technical roadmaps aligned with defense customer needs and emerging operational requirements.
- Ensure compliance with applicable DoD standards, MIL-STDs, airworthiness and safety certifications, cybersecurity frameworks such as RMF, and export regulations such as ITAR/EAR.
- Direct integration of autonomy, navigation, sensors, communications, propulsion, and payload...
Key facts
- Provides technical leadership for additive manufactured unmanned system development programs.
- Covers system engineering across air, ground, maritime, and/or multi-domain unmanned platforms.
- Works closely with government stakeholders, program management, operations, and executive leadership.
Frequently asked questions
What does the UAS Chief Engineer role involve?
It provides technical leadership and execution oversight for the design, development, integration, and sustainment of advanced additively manufactured unmanned systems.
What platforms does the role cover?
The role provides end-to-end system engineering across air, ground, maritime, and/or multi-domain unmanned platforms.
Which teams does the Chief Engineer oversee?
The role oversees multidisciplinary engineering teams across mechanical, electrical, software, controls, AI/ML, autonomy, communications, cybersecurity, and systems engineering.