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Sphinx Defense

Chief Engineer

Seal Beach, CAFrom $225kmidAdded 1 month ago

About this role

Sphinx seeks an experienced Chief Engineer to lead technical strategy and execution for a software-focused space-ground SATCOM program. You'll serve as the primary technical authority, guiding architecture decisions, managing cross-functional teams, and ensuring mission success while interfacing with government stakeholders and partner organizations.

What you'll do

  • Provide technical authority and guidance on system architecture, engineering decisions, and risk management for space-ground SATCOM programs
  • Develop and evolve system architectures supporting mission performance, scalability, resiliency, and long-term sustainment
  • Define technical roadmaps, interface strategies, and engineering standards across the program
  • Author and maintain Space-to-Ground Interface Control Documents (ICDs) for payload and ground system compatibility
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration between software, systems engineering, cybersecurity, and integration teams
  • Mentor engineers and support proposal efforts and customer engagements

What they're looking for

  • Space-ground systems engineering and SATCOM operations
  • Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies
  • Software architecture and software-intensive systems design
  • Command and control (C2) and mission planning systems
  • Cloud-based and containerized application architectures
  • Technical leadership and stakeholder management
  • Systems integration and test oversight
  • Cybersecurity and compliance frameworks (RMF, ATO)
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Sphinx Defense

Sphinx Defense builds ground communications and data-transport systems supporting US government satellites, with a focus on scalable backend infrastructure and software-defined SATCOM capabilities. The company is hiring Backend Engineers to develop core platform services and experienced Chief Engineers to provide technical leadership and serve as primary engineering authorities for satellite communications programs.

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