Chief Technology Officer

EVONA · Denver, Colorado

FULL TIME$2,25,000 – $2,25,000 / yr

Job Description

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Space Technology Company | Denver, Colorado (On-site)

Reports to : President, US entity

Clearance : Active TS/SCI highly desirable; clearable candidates considered

Package:

$225,000 - $260,000 , equity, 401(k) with match, full benefits

Timing:

Immediate hire

THE COMPANY

Our client develops advanced optical payload technology, including laser and precision pointing, acquisition and tracking systems, for spacecraft in Earth orbit and on the lunar surface. Following a major government contract award, the US business is scaling fast. Its lead defense program has been elevated to a national priority rating, with a flight demonstration in the next 18 to 24 months and a clear path to a sole-source production contract. A lunar demonstration is targeted on a similar timeline.

THE ROLE

A seat on the US executive team, combining three priories

50% Engineering: own the US technical architecture and lead all US engineering, from mission architecture and requirements through supplier oversight, integration and test

40% Programs: all US program managers report to you, across concurrent Earth-orbit and lunar flight demonstrations, civil technology development and a commercial orbital demo

10% Site: lead the Colorado site, drive key engineering hires and select and build out a new Denver facility with optical test and payload integration capability

The US business operates as a standalone entity in a FOCI-mitigated environment, so you'll hold the architecture yourself and represent it to government customers, partners and the board. You'll stay hands-on in design reviews, critical trades and anomaly resolution.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

10+ years in spacecraft systems engineering and mission development, including leadership of multidisciplinary teams

Cradle-to-grave experience taking a mission from formulation through launch and on-orbit operations

Recent delivery on US government space programs, including classified work, with direct customer accountability for cost, schedule and performance

Experience leading program managers and engineering leads across concurrent programs

Optical payload, precision pointing and tracking, or ADCS experience

Experience selecting and managing spacecraft, payload or subsystem suppliers

A track record of hiring strong technical talent and building teams

Comfort operating in a FOCI-mitigated environment with a foreign parent company

Active TS/SCI, or the ability to obtain it on near-term timelines

Degree in aerospace, electrical or mechanical engineering, physics or similar

NICE TO HAVE

Recent DoD or national security space leadership, especially flight demos or rapid prototyping

Both LEO and lunar mission experience

Procuring a third-party spacecraft bus and managing payload integration

Leadership in an early-stage space company, or experience building labs and I&T facilities

WHAT THIS ROLE ISN'T

This is a build phase. You'll wear several hats without the support structures of a large prime, and while equity is a meaningful part of the upside, base salary won't match prime levels. Candidates from primes are very welcome if they want to build and thrive in a fluid, generalist environment.

Interested? Contact Sam Wiltshire, Practice Lead at EVONA, at s.wiltshire@evona.com for a confidential conversation.

Company	EVONA
Location	Denver, Colorado
Type	FULL TIME
Niche	Full-time
Salary	$2,25,000 – $2,25,000 / yr

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Chief Technology Officer

Job Description

Optical payload, precision pointing and tracking, or ADCS experience

Experience selecting and managing spacecraft, payload or subsystem suppliers

Both LEO and lunar mission experience