Chief System Engineer Salaries in Irvine, CA

Serving as the technical authority for a space-ground program, providing guidance on architecture, engineering decisions, technical baselines, and risk posture.

$225,000 - $290,000 a year

You’ll own test strategy and execution—from requirements and procedure development through data analysis, troubleshooting, and customer-facing technical…

$150,452 - $233,578 a year

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, or related technical field (advanced degree preferred).

$254,000 - $336,000 a year

Familiarity with concepts of systems engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, software development, and control theory.

$166,000 - $220,000 a year

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, physics, mathematics, systems engineering, aerospace, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a…

$191,000 - $253,000 a year

As a Chief Engineer, you will own the technical architecture and system-level design of the onboard autonomy stack, command and control systems, and modular…

$220,000 - $330,000 a year