Chief Engineer, Weapon System Integration (WSI)

Description

V2X Overview: Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. With 120 years of successful mission support, we enhance security, streamline logistics, and improve readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $3.9B company, supported by 16,000 employees, collaborates closely with clients, both domestic and international, to solve complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.

Role Overview: V2X is seeking a Production Chief Engineer within the Weapons System Integration (WSI) Team in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Production Chief Engineer (CE) serves as the primary technical authority for assigned defense programs, with full accountability for technical execution, risk posture, and design integrity across the program lifecycle. The CE partners closely with Program Managers, customer technical leadership, and cross-functional teams to ensure delivery of mission-capable, cost-effective, and compliant solutions aligned to customer requirements, V2X technical standards, and contractual obligations.

Key Responsibilities: As a Production Chief Engineer, you will:

• Serve as the technical authority and design owner for assigned programs.

• Develop, maintain, and control the technical baseline, architecture, interfaces, and design integrity.

• Lead cross-disciplinary technical teams across systems, software, hardware, cybersecurity, integration, and test.

• Act as the customer-facing technical lead for reviews, technical interchange meetings, and program execution.

• Identify, assess, and manage technical risks throughout the program lifecycle.

• Collaborate with the Program Manager to ensure technical cost, schedule, and performance objectives are achieved.

• Lead technical gate reviews and readiness assessments (e.g., Production Readiness Review [PRRs], Failure Review Boards [FRBs], Consent to Ship [CTS] Reviews).

• Ensure compliance with applicable standards (DoD, MIL-STD, ITAR, cyber compliance, etc.).

• Lead resolution of critical technical issues impacting program execution or delivery.

• Provide technical leadership for proposals, including basis of estimate (BOE), architecture development, and capture support.

• Partner with V2X functional engineering leadership to ensure application of production processes, specialty engineering, and independent technical assessments.

Leadership Competencies :

• Strategic technical thinker with ability to balance innovation and disciplined execution.

• Highly collaborative leader able to work across functional teams, customers, and leadership.

• Effective communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Decisive problem solver with strong ownership of program’s technical posture.

Required Skills:

• Proven technical leadership of multi-disciplinary teams on complex DoD or aerospace programs.

• Experience with manufacturing processes, Material Review Boards (MRBs), and transition to production activities, and risk management.

• Proficiency with DoD acquisition lifecycle, systems engineering V-model, and technical review process.

Desired Skills:

• Prior Chief Engineer, IPT Lead, or Lead Systems Engineer experience at a major defense integrator.

• Knowledge of routings, work instructions, and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) program environments.

• Experience interfacing with senior defense customers, including Program Executive Officers (PEOs) and Program Management (PM) offices.

• Familiarity with MIL-STD compliance, safety standards, cybersecurity compliance (RMF, NIST).

• Active Secret clearance preferred

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline with 10+ years of experience in defense system development, emerging engineering leadership, and program execution.

• Master’s degree in Engineering preferred.

Benefits include the following:

• Healthcare coverage

• Retirement plan

• Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits

• Wellness programs

• Paid time off, including holidays

• Learning and Development resources

• Employee assistance resources

Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time and may be modified at the discretion of the company, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

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