Weapon System Integration (WSI) Chief Engineer

Position Overview

At V2X – a $3.9B company with 120 years of mission support and 16,000 employees – we build smart solutions that integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We are seeking a Production Chief Engineer in our Weapons System Integration (WSI) Team in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Production Chief Engineer serves as the primary technical authority for assigned defense programs, responsible for technical execution, risk management, and design integrity across the program lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• 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, Failure Review Boards, Consent to Ship Reviews).
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards (DoD, MIL-STD, ITAR, cybersecurity, etc.).
• Resolve 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 apply production processes, specialty engineering, and independent technical assessments.

Required Qualifications

• Proven technical leadership of multi-disciplinary teams on complex DoD or aerospace programs.
• Experience with manufacturing processes, Material Review Boards (MRBs), transition to production activities, and risk management.
• Proficiency with the DoD acquisition lifecycle, systems engineering V-model, and technical review processes.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline with 10+ years of experience in defense system development.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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 and Program Management offices.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD compliance, safety standards, and cybersecurity compliance (RMF, NIST).
• Active Secret clearance preferred.
• Master’s degree in Engineering is preferred.

Benefits & Perks

• 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

Compensation and benefits are subject to change at any time and may be modified at the discretion of the company.