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Chief Engineer Hardware & Embedded Systems

Intellisense Systems

Job Location:

Torrance, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 18 August 2026 (5 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 15 November 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Intellisense Systems Inc.is a privately held company with a proven track record of developing and deploying innovative products that successfully operate in the most extreme are a fast-growing Southern California technology innovator that solves tough mission-critical challenges for our customers in the aerospace defense and commercial design develop and manufacture advanced products for ground maritime and airborne applications.

Were seeking aChief Engineer to join our growing organization to drive successful execution of key technical efforts for DoD applications. As Chief Engineer you will be responsible for guiding development of new and existing efforts performed by a multi-disciplinary team of electrical mechanical firmware and software engineers. Your role will cover both technical and managerial duties with expectations that you can:

Contribute technical output in your field (e.g. electrical mechanical software designs).
Assess the quality of electronic mechanical and software engineering work from other engineers to prevent over-engineering and to eliminate overly complex approaches.
Influence the technical direction of each program in coordination with their customers (particularly when unexpected issues arise) to ensure that only the simplest and most direct path is chosen.
Support documentation and testing efforts so that designs can be fully qualified and certified against various military and avionics standards.
Support proposal and costing efforts.

While Intellisense achieves the same levels of certification as large aerospace primes as a small business Intellisense does so with a mindset of practicality and simplification in order to achieve lower cost and great agility for our customers without compromising quality. Rather than dogmatic or formalized processes that slow innovation Intellisense expects its staff to have a deep technical understanding of problems that arise to enable pragmatic and efficient problem solving. As such your role as the Chief Engineer at Intellisense will not be high-level and process-focused but rather will consist of direct technical design contributions as well as oversite of the work of others to ensure that successful technical execution is achieved.

This is an on-site role located in Torrance CA

Responsibilities:

Write proposals for SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) grants as well as supporting the writing and costing of non-SBIR proposals led by the Intellisense business development department.
Guide testing efforts (e.g. MIL-STD-DO-178 etc.) on multiple programs to ensure that the testing performed prioritizes the right aspects of each system to achieve robust and reliable products.
Support creation and presentation of customer deliverables including documents artifacts and presentations required for SFR SRR PDR CDR etc. as well as certification documents.
Engage in hands-on design troubleshooting and problem-solving as needed in areas of expertise.
Assert lessons learned and proven design elements in new designs and products.
The ideal candidate is equally comfortable at a lab bench in a design review and in a room with a Contracting Officers Representative (COR) or Program Manager discussing schedule and cost.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Mentorship & Project Support:

Mentor the engineering team by assessing the quality and simplicity of engineering work produced and offer guidance to improve those designs.
Set expectations and offer exemplary work product examples to achieve the best work product from the engineering team

Requirements:

BS from an accredited institution in an engineering discipline and 20 years of working experience in that discipline.
5 years of experience in aerospace defense electronics mission systems or related high-reliability domains.
Strong hands-on experience in designing and troubleshooting electronic electromechanical and/or software systems.
Strong analytical problem-solving and systems engineering skills
Collaborative and adaptable able to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience presenting to customers program managers and technical teams.
Ability to manage multiple projects prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

What You Can Expect:

The ability to innovate transition a prototype technology into a new product and to be rewarded.
The chance to continually work on new differentiating technologies and implement simple elegant solutions to meet customer needs and that make an impact.
Leadership that enables its engineers with all the tools they need to be successful