Senior Warhead Engineer

Pace XL Ltd.; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and stock opt

Private Medical & Dental

Cycle to work scheme

Lunchtime catering on site

Job summary

Cambridge Aerospace seeks a Senior Warhead & Lethality Engineer to lead design, integration, modelling and evaluation of advanced warhead systems across programmes. You will work across the full lifecycle from concept through production support, collaborating with systems, guidance and test teams to deliver innovative solutions.

The role requires deep technical expertise, strong leadership and a track record in weaponised energetics, with responsibilities spanning development, testing and

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or related STEM field.
• At least five years' experience developing warheads from concept to final test/assembly.
• Experience with missile design or development, production support and integration.
• Strong knowledge of explosives, energetics and warhead performance.
• Proven ability to lead cross-disciplinary teams including structural, thermal, and aerodynamics.
• Experience with MoD customers and contractor leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, analysis and integration of warhead systems within missile and aerospace platforms.
• Apply advanced engineering principles, scientific methods and analytical techniques to solve complex technical challenges.
• Conduct warhead performance assessments, lethality studies and vulnerability analyses.
• Perform hydrocode modelling and simulation to support design development and validation activities.
• Define warhead requirements and interface specifications in collaboration with systems engineering, guidance, mission operations and platform teams.
• Support system-level performance modelling and trade studies.
• Plan, support and analyse warhead development, qualification and acceptance testing activities.
• Work closely with the energetics and ordnance testing teams to design scientifically robust test programmes and evaluate results.
• Support the transition of designs from development into production.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation, reports, requirements, test plans and design reviews.
• Ensure technical rigour, engineering excellence and compliance with applicable standards throughout the development lifecycle.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers where appropriate.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or STEM

Job description

Overview

Cambridge Aerospace looking for highly capable Senior Warhead & Lethality Engineer to lead the design, integration, modelling and evaluation of advanced warhead systems across a range of programmes. This is an opportunity to work across the full product lifecycle, from early concept development through analysis, testing, qualification and production support.

You will combine deep technical expertise with a collaborative approach, working closely with systems, guidance, mission operations and test teams to deliver innovative and effective solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, analysis and integration of warhead systems within missile and aerospace platforms.
• Apply advanced engineering principles, scientific methods and analytical techniques to solve complex technical challenges.
• Conduct warhead performance assessments, lethality studies and vulnerability analyses.
• Perform hydrocode modelling and simulation to support design development and validation activities.
• Define warhead requirements and interface specifications in collaboration with systems engineering, guidance, navigation and control (GNC), mission systems and platform teams.
• Support system-level performance modelling and trade studies.
• Plan, support and analyse warhead development, qualification and acceptance testing activities.
• Work closely with the energetics and ordnance testing teams to design scientifically robust test programmes and evaluate results.
• Support the transition of designs from development into production.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation, reports, requirements, test plans and design reviews.
• Ensure technical rigour, engineering excellence and compliance with applicable standards throughout the development lifecycle.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers where appropriate.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or another relevant STEM discipline.
• At least five years of experience in the development of warheads from conceptual design through final test / assembly.
• Working knowledge or experience with either missile design or development, production support and integration.
• Strong understanding of explosives, energetics and warhead performance principles.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and lead collaborative efforts with other technical disciplines including structural, thermal, and aerodynamics.
• Experience with MoD customers and/or associated contractor executives and technical leadership.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and stock options
• Private Medical & Dental
• Cycle to work scheme
• Lunchtime catering on site

About Us

The mission of Cambridge Aerospace is to eliminate the risk of existential war in Europe.

That risk comes from the air – low-cost drones and cruise missiles now manufactured in colossal volumes by our adversaries, ballistic missiles capable of ending the world as we know it, and a new generation of hypersonic weapons that evade every existing defence. We’re building low-cost interceptors that defeat these threats, and the surveillance systems to detect and target them – at a cost taxpayers can afford, at the pace the threat demands, and with sovereign supply chains that assure delivery. We have immense backing from the world’s best venture funds. We’re one of the fastest growing defence technology companies in history. And we’re hiring the best engineers to prosecute the mission.

If you are in the top 1%, willing to work harder than you ever have, build technology better than anyone else, and contribute to the defining challenge of our time, now is the time to join us.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.