Chief Engineer

About CSCCosmic Shielding Corporation (CSC) is a leader in advanced radiation shielding solutions for defense and aerospace applications. We work with government agencies, defense primes, and commercial space companies to provide innovative shielding technology that enables unparalleled payload flexibility and mission reliability.Role OverviewWe are seeking a Chief Engineer to lead the development, optimization, and scaling of new product lines utilizing CSC’s material technologies. This individual will play a critical role in bridging R&D and productization, designing radiation mitigation strategies and delivering ready to integrate structures and enclosures for use across a wide variety of mission profiles.Key ResponsibilitiesLead design, qualification, and documentation for subsystem & system level enclosure offeringsWork with Chief Product Officer to develop and implement manufacturing workflows to improve quality, yield, and throughputConduct system & mission level tradeoff analyses of newly developed enclosure solutions utilizing CSC material technologies. · Coordinate system engineering requirements with customers, provide necessary collaborations, and support in successfully integrating CSC radiation mitigation products into customer systemsCollaborate with R&D, product, and quality team members to aggregate testing data (including radiation test data) and the results of tradeoff analyses into concise product documentation clearly articulating application specific value propositionsAssist Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer with facilities management, including anticipating future infrastructure requirementsAssist CSC business development staff in identifying potential new verticals from a technical perspective and conduct feasibility studies on the development of new product lines integrating CSC technologiesAssist in the development of customer test plans, process improvements, and trade-off analysesDevelop strong relationships with customer and manufacturing stakeholdersLead and manage the growing CSC engineering staffMaintain compliance related activities and standards related to QA/QC, traceability, and deliveryTravel to supplier sites as requiredQualificationsBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field10+ years of experience in one or more areas of spacecraft design, development, production, integration and qualification and familiarity with mission operationsMust be willing to relocate to Huntsville, Alabama areaDemonstrates solid understanding and intuition of the functionality and interdependency of complex physical systemsExperience applying systems engineering practices in flexible and creative ways to support programs with unique developmental constraintsDemonstrated ability to work with customers to clarify program challenges and system requirementsExcellent communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills