Chief Engineer – Spacecraft
GraviticsSpace Infrastructure company
Marysville, United StatesLead
FJ Labs
Type One Ventures
Draper Associates
The Venture Collective
Helios Capital
About the role
TL;DR
Lead technical development of Gravitics spacecraft from concept design through flight, ensuring customer success across multiple programs.
- •About Gravitics At Gravitics, we're not exploring space—we're building it.
- •We're creating the infrastructure for a thriving space economy, enabling humanity to flourish beyond Earth.
- •Our vision is bold, but we're not just dreamers; we're doers.
- •We design and manufacture large-scale orbital structures that enable commercial operations while meeting the requirements of defense and government missions.
- •Our systems are built to scale and built to last—bridging commercial innovation with mission-critical performance.
- •If you're ready to lay the foundations for a new era in space, embrace a culture of relentless learning and innovation, and contribute to a future where humanity's reach extends farther, Gravitics is the place for you.
- •Let's build the future together.
- •About the Role You serve as both the technical authority and leader of the engineering organization for Gravitics spacecraft, responsible for system design integrity and the capability of the engineering team to deliver it.
- •You will work across all engineering disciplines and partner closely with Program, Manufacturing, and Operations leadership to ensure successful spacecraft development from concept through flight.
- •Responsibilities Technical Authority Own system architecture, technical baseline, and design integrity Lead system engineering activities including requirements definition, allocation, and verification Chair technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR) Ensure technical rigor, configuration control, and compliance with requirements Identify and resolve complex technical risks and issues Communicate technical status and decisions to program office and leadership Engineering Leadership Build and lead a high-performing, multidisciplinary engineering team Own hiring, staffing, and capability development Allocate engineering resources across programs Establish and maintain engineering processes and standards Integration with Program Execution Partner with Program leadership to support successful delivery Align technical decisions with cost and schedule constraints Support manufacturing, integration, test, and mission operations Maintain customer engagement and technical communication Accountability Accountable for technical success and system integrity Accountable for engineering organizational capability and performance Program cost and schedule accountability resides with Program and COO leadership Future Evolution This role is expected to evolve into separate Chief Engineer and Head of Engineering roles as the company scales.
Required skills
Aerospace EngineeringMechanical EngineeringElectrical EngineeringSoftware EngineeringTechnical rigorProject ownership
Nice-to-have skills
Prior experience working with Commercial, NASA, and DOD customers.Demonstrated leadership in full product lifecycle of one or more vehicle subsystems.Solid fundamentals in FDIR and fault tolerant schemes.Strong familiarity with SMC-S-016 and various qualification and protoqualification approaches.Direct experience with rendezvous and proximity operations, including system verification & validation. Familiarity with SSP 50808 and ISO 24330.
Domain expertise
space
Tech stack
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