Senior System Architect Loitering Munition (m/f)

KNDS Belgium; Seneffe; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

KNDS Belgium is seeking an experienced System Engineer for drone development. You will own system architecture across warhead, safety system, vector, flight control, and C2 blocks, coordinating internal teams and external partners in a highly regulated development track.

You must have an engineering degree, UAV experience, fluency in English and French, and be able to work in Belgium with security clearance. This role offers collaboration in international teams and impactful defense projects.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or proven equivalent experience.
• Previous UAV or drone development experience.
• Proficient in English and French.
• Eligible for security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own the full range of system architecture topics.
• Define requirements and create statements of work for future developments.
• Evaluate and respond to tenders.
• Identify best technical solution with internal teams, partners and suppliers.
• Set up a network of partners and suppliers.
• Oversee technical progress and roadmap implementation.
• Coordinate multiple stakeholders through R&D, production, quality, maintenance and purchasing.
• Lead overall system development with SME collaboration.

Skills

System Engineer

UAV development

English & French

Security clearance

Belgian work eligibility

Education

Engineering degree (Electronics, Mechanical or Aeronautical) or equivalent experience

Job description

You are the main contact person for technical discussions between the different teams and solution providers of different building blocks in the total solution (warhead, safety system, vector, flight control, C2,…).

You are leading the technical roadmap and are streamlining the different development tracks within the internal teams and external partners.

You stay up to date with the latest evolutions in Loitering Munition and are able to integrate fast changing requirements into a highly regulated product development track.

Your responsibilities:

Your mission:

You are the main contact person for technical discussions between the different teams and solution providers of different building blocks in the total solution (warhead, safety system, vector, flight control, C2,…).

You are leading the technical roadmap and are streamlining the different development tracks within the internal teams and external partners.

You stay up to date with the latest evolutions in Loitering Munition and are able to integrate fast changing requirements into a highly regulated product development track.

Your responsibilities:

You take responsibility for the entire range of system architecture related topics:

• Understand technical requirements of the different components of a Loitering Munition System.
• Define specific requirements and develop statements of work for future developments.
• Evaluate and respond to tenders.
• Identify the best technical solution proposed by internal teams, partners and suppliers.
• Set-up a network of partners and suppliers.
• Oversee technical progress and roadmap implementation.
• Participate in pre-sales conversation to provide the best technical advice.
• Coordinate multiple stack-holders during the entire lifecycle of product development (R&D, Production, Quality, Maintenance, purchasing, suppliers,…).

You are the main technical responsible for the overall system development connecting all the technical dots while collaborating with the different subject matter experts.

Your profile:

You have a previous experience as a System Engineer for drone or aircraft development. Focusing on the overall system development.

Your qualifications:

• An engineering degree (Electronics, Mechanical or Aeronautical) or proven equivalent experience;
• Prior experience in UAV development;
• A professional working level of English and French;
• Able to work in Belgium;
• Comply to the condition to obtain a Security Clearance;
• Experience with munition development is not needed;

Apart from your professional track record, we are also looking for a person that:

• Solution oriented with a clear focus on balancing technical complexity and industrial reliability
• Pragmatic and close to the different teams
• Able to work in an environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Naturel leader, relying on your technical contribution rather than hierarchical authority
• Gifted with an excellent set of communication skills both in commercial and technical conversations.

Why would you join our team ?

At KNDS Belgium, you are not just responsible for creating another UAV system.

You create a new product line within a growing European Defense Industry group.

You have the opportunity to work on:

• Projects that have a significant impact on the way modern armed forces operate.
• Collaborate with experts renowned in their domain.
• Contribute to the sovereign capacity of Belgian Defense ;

If you like technical challenges, solutions that have a clear impact on how modern armed forces operate and like to work in an international environment, then this job is for you.