Advanced Warhead Systems Engineer — Stock Options

Cambridge Aerospace; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and stock opt

Private Medical & Dental

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Cambridge Aerospace is seeking a Warhead Engineer to support design, integration and testing of advanced warhead systems, focusing on performance and safety. You will collaborate with GNC and systems teams to define requirements and contribute to model-based testing.

The role involves working across development and production programs, producing documentation and test plans, and contributing to hazard analyses, safety cases, and compliance.

Qualifications

• Educational background in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or another relevant STEM discipline.
• Prior industry experience from aerospace, defence or another relevant controlled sector.
• Experience in the development of high-stakes products and systems within associated controls.
• Working knowledge or experience with either core explosive use methodologies e.g. Munroe, Misznay-Schardin effect, expanding rod, blast.
• Experience with explosives, firearms or ordnance.
• Experience modelling warheads or other similar high-energy type technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and lead collaborative efforts with other technical disciplines and understanding/communicating complex co-dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Support the specification, design, integration and manufacturability of warhead systems within missile and aerospace platforms.
• Involvement with both development and production programs.
• Interface with other teams, such as GNC and systems to define warhead requirements and assist in system performance modelling.
• Conduct modelling, evaluation and validation testing.
• Work with the energetics test team to plan and execute warhead testing.
• Develop key deliverables including testing to support hazard analysis, safety cases, classification and insensitive munitions.
• Complete technical documentation relating to detailed design requirements, test requirements, statements of work and technical presentations.

Skills

Engineering/Physics/Math background

Aerospace/defence experience

High-stakes products experience

Explosives/ordnance knowledge

Warhead modelling

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

STEM degree

Job description

Cambridge Aerospace is seeking a Warhead Engineer to support design, integration and testing of advanced warhead systems, focusing on performance and safety. You will collaborate with GNC and systems teams to define requirements and contribute to model-based testing.

The role involves working across development and production programs, producing documentation and test plans, and contributing to hazard analyses, safety cases, and compliance.