Senior Engineer - Energetic Devices

Location: US-AZ-TUCSON-M07 ~ 3292 E Hemisphere Loop ~ BLDG M07

Date Posted:

Country: United States of America

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizenship and Security Clearance: U.S. citizenship required. Must have an active, transferable U.S. government‑issued security clearance prior to start. Security clearance type:
DoD Secret.

The Energetics and Propulsion Department is an engineering organization in the Hardware Engineering Directorate. This department is responsible for the full spectrum of warhead, fuzing, and propulsion designs/technology, including power systems, ignition, and all other weapon initiation safety systems technology. An individual in this role will be expected to work with a product team and functional subject matter experts to develop architectures, top‑level design concepts, requirements, and manage production efforts for a variety of one‑shot devices (e.g., initiators, gas generators, pyroswitches, explosive bolts).

Location: This is an onsite role located in Tucson, Arizona.

• Apply and/or develop advanced one‑shot and/or battery technologies using scientific principles, theories, and concepts, and implement them into products.
• Provide technical oversight to various subcontractors.
• Manage subcontract suppliers to specify and deliver required subsystem components on schedule and on budget.
• Frequently interface with the customer to identify user needs.
• Commit to program schedule and budget.
• Oversee power source battery development programs.
• Serve as the day‑to‑day liaison to the programs concerning resource technical assignments and ensure two‑way communication.
• Contribute to technology development roadmaps.
• Support failure analysis and corrective action through redesign of failed one‑shot device components or systems.
• Present one‑shot device design models and supporting analyses/test results to internal and customer review meetings.
• Support proposals requiring one‑shot technologies.
• Support development of Critical Item Development Specifications (CIDS).
• Oversee fact‑finding and contract negotiations.
• Manage test data reduction.
• Ensure technical rigor and depth of all deliverables.
• Be willing to travel to suppliers and government facilities.
• Provide technical management of subcontracts on Government programs.
• Prepare proposals and costs, define requirements, and conduct one‑shot device subsystem analysis, test, and verification; support operational testing and supplier collaboration.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 5 years of prior relevant experience, OR an advanced degree and 3 years of relevant experience.
• Five (5) years of experience in fuzing / one‑shots / battery / engineering technology and/or engineering design.
• Active and transferable U.S. government‑issued security clearance required prior to start. U.S. citizenship is required.

• Advanced degree.
• Eight (8) or more years of directly related experience in one‑shot devices and their applications.
• Directly related experience in one‑shot subsystem design, development, and test.
• Experience working with and managing one‑shot suppliers.
• Willingness to travel, including international, to provide supplier support.
• Supplier collaboration experience and oversight generating specifications and statements of work (SOW).
• Experience in one‑shot component designs, evaluating performance data, MIL‑DTL‑23659 compliance, and creating technical data packages.
• Experience in business development and technology road mapping.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities.
• Working knowledge or experience with missile design or development, production support, and integration.
• Experience with DoD customers and/or associated contractor executives and technical leadership.
• Active Secret or Top Secret Clearance (Department of Defense).

Salary range for this role is $86,800 USD – $165,200 USD. In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a robust total rewards package that includes healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits; career…