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Salary: USD 169,490 - 279,160 / annual
Voyager Technologies is seeking a Systems Engineer VI - Team Manager to serve as chief project engineer and people leader for large, multi-phase defense and aerospace programs. This hybrid/remote role is based in the Controllable Solid Propulsion department and reports to the Director of Engineering.
You will perform advanced project engineering tasks independently while providing technical direction and programmatic oversight across engineering disciplines. Approximately 20% of your time will be dedicated to people leadership and management of an engineering technical team of approximately 10 engineers.
Key responsibilities include:
- Serve as chief project engineer or senior technical lead for large, multi-phase, or multi-contract defense and aerospace programs
- Define and guide system architecture, integration, and verification strategies aligned with customer and mission objectives
- Oversee engineering execution across multiple Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and major subcontractors, ensuring technical, cost, and schedule compliance
- Lead technical baseline definition, configuration management, system integration planning, and major design and integration reviews
- Chair or provide executive-level support for major design and integration reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and ensure readiness and compliance with technical performance metrics
- Serve as the primary engineering interface to executive management and Department of Defense customers, supporting technical interchange meetings and milestone reviews
- Manage and approve Statements of Work (SOWs), subcontractor technical deliverables and major supplier design inputs
- Develop and implement advanced risk and opportunity management frameworks across enterprise-level programs
- Provide mentorship, coaching, and technical oversight to project engineers and functional leads
- Support proposal development, cost estimation, and new business capture activities
- Guide and enforce adherence to systems engineering standards, model-based engineering practices, and configuration control
- Drive organizational engineering process improvements, knowledge management, and best practices
Travel of approximately 20% is required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's Degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline from an accredited college/university; Master's Degree preferred. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Fifteen (15) years of project engineering experience
- Expertise in system integration, verification planning, and risk-based engineering approaches
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical execution across multidisciplinary engineering teams, programs, and major subcontractors
- Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to engage executive and customer audiences
- Proficiency with engineering management and project planning tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera, or equivalent
- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop team members in a professional engineering environment
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance at the appropriate level
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Controllable Solid Rocket Propulsion System leadership experience
- Functional management of small, highly technical teams
