SENIOR SysTEmS Operator
Global Near Space Services (GNSS) is currently seeking an experienced Chief Engineer for its Star♦Tower Aerostat and Star♦Light Airship systems.
GNSS is a privately held corporation headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, whose flagship products focus on Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) unmanned aerospace systems. GNSS operates in conjunction with its parent company, Near Space Systems, Inc., in development of these LTA platforms with missions to provide wide-area communications, broadband, and sensing devices to meet the high demands of military and commercial customers for network connectivity and ready access to vital information.
Position: Chief Engineer (Position GNS-STR-0902-08)
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and management for all engineering aspects of the programs, including design engineering, stress analysis, tooling design, manufacturing engineering, materials and processes, quality assurance, and business development.
- Lead a Multidisciplinary Engineering Team to execute complex lightweight structure design and manufacturing programs.
- Prepare and deliver technical presentations to customers and potential customers as well as internal audiences.
- Complete technical volumes and engineering estimates for proposal responses.
- Plan, schedule, staff and manage complex engineering programs.
- Evaluate and select advanced technologies to apply to production and development programs.
- Manage and integrate approved technical solutions into programs to commercial production applications.
- Identify talented engineers, plan development programs, and mentor individuals.
- Develop relationships with customer engineering organizations to help win future work.
- At least fifteen (15) years of experience in the aerospace or related industry working in one or more of the following engineering disciplines: Design Engineering, Stress Analysis, Manufacturing Engineering, Tooling Design, Materials and Process Engineering.
- Experience leading a multidisciplinary engineering team or integrated product team.
- Experience Working on Aircraft or Satellite Design and Certification Program.
- Experience Managing and Reporting Project Budget Requirements.
- Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills.
- Willingness to Travel, both Domestic and International.
- Knowledge of composite terminology, automated fiber placement, lay-up methods, machining methods, assembly and bonding.
- Experience with commercial or government programs.
- Organizational skills (project management).
- Understanding of process control, Lean and Six Sigma.
- PowerPoint presentations.
- Working knowledge of, and practical experience with, LTA systems.
- Masters degree.
- Related certifications are a plus.
Security Clearance Requirements
U.S. citizenship required. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
GNSS is an EEO/AA Employer; Female, minority, Vietnam-era Veteran, and disabled candidates are encouraged to apply.
To Submit Your Resume
Send resumes, with references, via mail to:
Human Resources
Near Space Systems, Inc./Global Near Space Services
2375 Telstar Drive, Suite 115
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
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