Chief Engineer

River Tech is looking for a Chief Engineer to work in Albuquerque, NM. Seeking an experienced systems engineering professional for the Chief of Engineering position at the Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC) on Kirtland, AFB. The role involves supporting the development and integration of new and existing Modeling & Simulation (M&S) capabilities by managing technical requirements definition, requirement document development, functional architecture definition, design specification review, acceptance test plans development, acceptance test execution, and acceptance test report development.

• All engineering activities outlined in the Performance Work Statement
• Strategic vision/goals for the engineering team
• Team training and responsibilities
• Technical requirements documentation development
• Functional architecture and configuration
• Acceptance test plans and reporting
• Direct guidance and task assignment for the engineering team

• Systems Engineering processes and best practices
• Modeling & Simulation protocols including Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) and/or High-Level Architecture (HLA)
• Virtualization technologies (e.g., vmWare)
• Containerization and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) technologies including Docker/Kubernetes, Open Shift, Ansible, etc

• MS in IT Management / BS in Information Technology or Networking
• Active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain TS
• 2 years modeling and simulation experience

On‑Site

Executive

Full‑time

Management

Business Consulting and Services

River Tech, an Akima company, is not just another federal professional solutions contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska. At River Tech, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, River Tech provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years. For our government customers, River Tech provides innovative solutions to complex engineering and operational challenges and delivers wide‑ranging services for mission support, systems engineering, and IT.

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender‑identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability, or have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at  or 571‑353‑7053.