Pyrotechnics Engineer - Airborne Payloads & Testing

Alta Ares; Toulouse; Sur place; EUR 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Alta Ares is seeking a hands-on Pyrotechnics Engineer to own integration, testing, qualification, and regulatory compliance of pyrotechnic payloads across our airborne systems. You will work closely with Mechanical, Avionics, Systems, and Test teams to ensure safe, reliable deployments from design through flight testing.

This role combines engineering rigor with field operations in a fast-moving environment, requiring strong documentation discipline and an entrepreneurial mindset to support

Qualifications

• 3–8 years in pyrotechnics, aerospace, or defense.
• Direct experience integrating military payloads onto drones and airborne platforms.
• Experience leading integration, testing, and qualification campaigns.
• Experience managing regulatory approvals and technical documentation.
• Experience in safety-critical aerospace or defense environment.

Responsabilités

• Lead the integration of pyrotechnic and military payloads onto airborne platforms.
• Define mechanical, electrical, and functional interfaces between payloads and vehicles.
• Coordinate with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure successful integration.
• Support architecture trade-offs, supplier interactions, and system-level integration decisions.
• Plan and execute ground tests, integration tests, and qualification campaigns.
• Define test procedures, acceptance criteria, and qualification requirements.
• Analyze test results, investigate anomalies, and drive corrective actions.
• Support flight test preparation, execution, and post-flight analysis.
• Contribute to operational demonstrations, deployments, and field-testing activities.

Connaissances

Pyrotechnic systems

Payload integration

Testing & qualification

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional coordination

Description du poste

Alta Ares is seeking a hands-on Pyrotechnics Engineer to own integration, testing, qualification, and regulatory compliance of pyrotechnic payloads across our airborne systems. You will work closely with Mechanical, Avionics, Systems, and Test teams to ensure safe, reliable deployments from design through flight testing.

This role combines engineering rigor with field operations in a fast-moving environment, requiring strong documentation discipline and an entrepreneurial mindset to support