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Voyager Technologies is seeking a Principal Project Engineer to lead end-to-end execution of solid rocket motor (SRM) programs within the Strategic Systems line of business. This role bridges deep individual program ownership with emerging cross-program influence, representing the natural next step for a Senior Project Engineer ready to expand scope and impact.
As the senior technical authority on assigned programs, you will own cost, schedule, and technical performance decisions from proposal through qualification and into production. You will serve as the primary customer and stakeholder interface, driving alignment on requirements and representing Voyager's technical capabilities with credibility and authority. You will drive resolution of complex engineering and program execution challenges, applying deep SRM domain expertise to issues that exceed the scope of senior engineers and setting standards for how the team approaches difficult problems.
You will begin building cross-program influence by contributing to portfolio-level technical visibility, identifying shared risks or dependencies across programs, and mentoring junior Project Engineers in both technical and programmatic disciplines. This position reports to the Program Manager, Solid Rocket Motors, and is based on-site in Penrose/Pueblo, Colorado.
Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Aerospace, or closely related engineering field with 10 years of combined technical engineering and project engineering/management experience (or 14 years without a degree). You must have deep experience with solid rocket motor or energetics design, development, and manufacturing, including a track record of leading programs through qualification and into production. Proven ability to manage complex, fast-moving defense programs with accountability for cost, schedule, and technical scope is essential, as is eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD Security Clearance (U.S. citizenship required).
Preferred qualifications include background leading multiple concurrent SRM or energetics programs, strong technical expertise in hardware design, manufacturing, or systems engineering within defense/space/aerospace programs, and early experience setting technical standards or mentoring engineers. Travel up to 25% is required, including possible overnights to customer sites, industry conferences, and program reviews.
