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General Atomics · 5 days ago

Senior Warhead Design Engineer

Huntsville, AL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$128K/yr - $229K/yr

10+ years exp

General Atomics (GA) is a leading resource for high-technology systems development. They are seeking a Senior Warhead Design Engineer to develop designs and solutions for advanced technical engineering problems related to missile and projectile defense systems.

EnergyEnergy EfficiencyManufacturingWireless

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Assess and/or develop requirements

Primary point of contact for the missile or projectile warhead design including Electronic Safe and Arm (ESAF) with overall understanding of team status, plans, and issues

Supports planning, budgeting, and status of warhead design tasks and activities related to the missile/projectile development project

Facilitates rapid resolution of technical delays that impact tasks including real-time, thorough communication with the chief engineer, program management and other IPT Leads as required

Collaborates daily with GA and customer engineering and program management teams

Provides documentation and makes technical presentations as required

Support development, review, and editing of technical documents as required

Develops innovative but practical engineering solutions to advanced technical problems in penetrator or chemical warhead designs with economical and manufacturable products

Provides focal point for technical communication within the Company management and may represent the Company as the prime technical contact to customers and/or government regulatory agencies

Presents report(s) at engineering meetings, participates in program reviews and consults on warhead/lethality/ESAF problems or issues

Review or perform detail design or analysis with emphasis on the warhead aspects of a part or subassembly of a missile, projectile or other defense system

Develop Hydrocode analyses to predict warhead performance against various targets

Provides expert guidance and consulting to other staff members working on challenging warhead engineering problems

Anticipates future engineering needs and the modifications required to accomplish technical goals

Works with Manufacturing Engineering and Project Management to resolve any design related issue influencing production and to improve product design

Addresses complex and difficult technical issues requiring novel and highly creative approaches drawing on advanced engineering concepts

May assume technical and engineering responsibility for the success of an identifiable project

Directs activities of design or technical staff and may lead a team of moderately experienced professional staff

Maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Warhead engineering principlesSolidWorksAdvanced aerospace materialsDOD Secret security clearanceProject leadership experienceCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsTechnical presentationsTeam collaborationIndependent work

Required

Typically requires a bachelor's degree, master's degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; 15 or more years of experience with a bachelor's degree, 13 or more years of experience with a master's degree, or 10 or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education

Must possess DOD Secret security clearance with ability to upgrade to Top Secret if needed

Demonstrates extensive technical expertise and application of warhead engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones with some experience in project leadership

Must have design experience with a preference using SolidWorks, while extensive working knowledge of NX or CREO may be substituted

Demonstrates extensive understanding of advanced aerospace materials, including energetics, and manufacturing processes to produce unique and innovative design solutions

Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment

Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required enabling an effective interface with other departments and/or professionals, and capable of representing the organization as a prime technical contact, as well as providing leadership and guidance to less experienced professionals. Customer focused, formulates plans based on the development of innovative new designs in resolving advanced technical engineering problems

Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment

Able to work extended hours and travel as required

Preferred

A Professional Engineering License, awarded patents, original work(s) published in professional engineering journals, and invited to present one or more original works to an engineering symposium are desirable