Chief Engineer
DCS
Beavercreek, OH · Posted November 6, 2026
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Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 81 open chief engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $122,500 to $237,500 and the median is $175,000.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among architectural and engineering managers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for architectural and engineering managers: 3% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
DCS has filed one layoff notice in the last twelve months, covering 65 workers, most recently October 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
About the job
...DCS is seeking a Chief Engineer to lead the engineering efforts for a future PACAF research, development, integration, testing and evaluation project.The effort will deliver warfighter-ready capabilities to PACAF. The position is anticipated to be in Beavercreek, OH...