Lead Warhead Engineer – Autonomous Defense Systems

Harmattan AI; Paris; Vor Ort; EUR 150.000 - 230.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Harmattan AI in Paris is seeking a Lead Warhead Engineer to be the technical authority for warhead developments, arbitrate design trade-offs across energetics, safety and arming, mechanical integration and testing.

You will act as the primary interface between the warhead team and program, product, operations and customers, shaping engineering standards and the supplier base to enable rapid design, qualification, manufacture and scale.

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Energetics, Physics or related field.
• Deep knowledge of the munitions ecosystem and regulatory framework.
• Proven track record leading warhead or munitions developments through qualification to serial production.
• Strong knowledge of NATO safety and qualification standards MIL-STD, STANAG.
• Experience across several warhead architectures is highly desirable.
• Ability to arbitrate complex technical trade-offs under schedule pressure and defend decisions.

Aufgaben

• Own the warhead architecture and design trade-offs across developments; arbitrate decisions between energetics, electronics, safety, mechanical, and test disciplines, from requirement to manufactured product; define engineering standards and design review practices.
• Define and build the warhead supply chain (energetic materials, loading, machining, test capacity) with scalability as a design requirement from day one.
• Act as the warhead authority towards program, product and customers; translate mission and effectiveness requirements into warhead specifications and development plans.
• Drive developments from concept through design, testing, qualification and industrialization on cycles measured in days and months; manage timelines, risks and technical maturity at each milestone.
• Ensure compliance with pyrotechnic regulations of our customers’ countries and applicable NATO safety and qualification standards (MIL-STD, STANAG) throughout the product lifecycle.
• Build and manage relationships with test centers, energetic materials suppliers and industrial partners.

Kenntnisse

Technical Leadership

Supply Chain Design

Program Interface

Development Oversight

Compliance & Safety

Ecosystem Relations

Ausbildung

Masters/PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related

Jobbeschreibung

Harmattan AI in Paris is seeking a Lead Warhead Engineer to be the technical authority for warhead developments, arbitrate design trade-offs across energetics, safety and arming, mechanical integration and testing.

You will act as the primary interface between the warhead team and program, product, operations and customers, shaping engineering standards and the supplier base to enable rapid design, qualification, manufacture and scale.