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nou Systems, Inc. · 5 months ago

Senior Missile Warhead Engineer

Marietta, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$150K/yr - $250K/yr

7+ years exp

nou Systems, Inc. (nSI) is an innovative engineering company focused on solving challenging defense problems. They are seeking a Senior Missile Warhead Engineer to join their R&D team, responsible for developing low-cost interceptors and optimizing warhead systems for various defense applications.

ConsultingGovernmentInformation Technology

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

You will be an integral part of a team developing a best-in-class interceptor around this seeker as our guidance and control lead

Starting from your knowledge of both first principles and practical deployment challenges, you'll architect, rapidly prototype, and implement the warhead systems for highly maneuverable, small diameter (120 mm and lower) surface-to-air interceptor designs

You will design optimal warhead configurations for specific target sets, develop innovative lethality solutions, integrate fuzing systems, and create low-cost warhead designs that push the boundaries of what's achievable at low-cost in contested environments against stressing threats

Your work will span the full warhead system - from lethality mechanism design through safety/arming devices to fuze integration and warhead/target interaction modeling

Terminal ballistics, blast/fragmentation effects, insensitive munitions compliance, and safety architecture should be your bread and butter

You'll interface directly with guidance, structures, and manufacturing experts to ensure your warhead solutions deliver maximum effectiveness within tight weight, volume, and endgame performance constraints

This includes developing warhead designs optimized for specific engagement scenarios, ensuring compliance with insensitive munitions requirements, and creating solutions that integrate seamlessly with our low-cost manufacturing approach while maintaining all safety standards

As part of our small, elite team, you'll take warhead concepts from whiteboard sketches to flight tests in months, not years

Qualification

Warhead designTerminal ballisticsFuzing system integrationInsensitive munitionsHydrocode modelingExplosive safety standardsRapid prototypingFragment trajectory analysisMonte Carlo simulationDeep understanding of detonation physicsExplosive effects assessmentSafety analysisWeapon system safety reviewsLethality requirements

Required

Master's degree minimum in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or similar technical field

Seven years of full-time professional experience in warhead design and development roles

Must possess or have the ability to obtain an active Secret Security Clearance

Warhead design including blast, fragmentation, and specialized defeat mechanisms

Terminal ballistics and warhead/target interaction modeling

Fuzing system integration and safety/arming device design

Insensitive munitions (IM) requirements and testing protocols

Hydrocode modeling for warhead effects prediction

Explosive safety standards and handling procedures

Impact of warhead choices on platform cost, other subsystems, and integration/manufacturing complexity

Deep understanding of detonation physics, shock wave propagation, and fragmentation mechanics

Sufficient technical expertise to understand the impact of target sets, engagement conditions, fuzing requirements, safety constraints, and platform integration on warhead design

Proficiency in rapid prototyping of warhead systems from concept through arena and flight test

Demonstrated ability to develop warhead solutions from first principles for various defeat mechanisms

Strong background in explosive effects and vulnerability/lethality assessment

Experience with warhead safety analysis and weapon system safety reviews

Hydrocode software (CTH, AUTODYN, LS-DYNA, or similar)

CAD tools for warhead design and integration

PRODAS or similar tools for fragment trajectory analysis

Monte Carlo simulation tools for effectiveness analysis

Familiarity with blast prediction codes (ConWep, BlastX, or similar)