Senior Warhead Design Engineer

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking for a Warhead Design/Test Engineer in Costa Mesa, Ca. with experience designing advanced explosive ordnances and or advanced munitions systems.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Design warheads and complex ordnance/munitions systems and transition them from prototype to production.
• Quickly create high fidelity prototype parts to assess effectiveness by testing on the range.
• Manage arena and system testing of munitions products from end-to-end, including project planning, design of experiments, and safety.
• Capture test video, compile data from ground and flight tests, and analyze results.
• Assemble/disassemble explosive test articles and precision targets.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• BS or higher degree in mechanical, aerospace, or another engineering discipline.
• 2- 5+ years’ work experience as an individual contributing engineer, focused on mechanical design, analysis, and testing of naval ordnance/munitions systems.
• Experience creating complex mechanical designs using CAD tools such as SolidWorks or NX.
• Test experience including data acquisition, data analysis, and project coordination.
• Ability to travel as required for testing (surges up to 25%).
• Experience preparing engineering documentation (i.e. specifications, test procedures, technical reports, drawings, etc.).
• Passion for defending the United States and her allies.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Active U.S. security clearance (DoD Secret or Top-Secret or DOE L or Q)
• Expert level experience creating complex mechanical designs specific ordnance/munitions.
• Experience with munitions testing.
• Prior experience in explosive operations and/or handling munitions.
• Experience with the DoD Weapons Safety Boards.
• Experience designing and scaling production of mechanical components at volume.
• Experience developing or testing complex electrical or mechatronics systems.