Lethality Systems Engineer - Defense Weapons

General Atomics; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 105,890 - 189,545; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) designs and manufactures first-of-a-kind systems for defense, space, and industry. The role supports design and development of weapon systems, and helps define warhead design requirements in a dynamic, cross-disciplined environment.

Collaborate with Mechanical, GN&C, Modeling & Sim Engineers, and Systems Engineers; travel up to 15%; active DoD Secret clearance with potential upgrade may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in engineering with progressive engineering experience.
• Ability to lead and coordinate workloads and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interface with departments, customers, government representatives.
• Willingness to travel approximately 15%.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance with potential upgrade to Top Secret with SCI access.

Responsibilities

• Support design and development of new weapon systems including cruise missiles, air defense missiles, gun-launched projectiles, and hypersonic glide weapons.
• Support definition of lethal mechanism/warhead design requirements to meet mission objectives and lethality criteria.
• Collaborate with Mechanical Engineers, GN&C Engineers, Modeling and Sim Engineers, and Systems Engineers to conceptualize and analyze blast, blast-frag, and kinetic energy warheads.
• Demonstrate deep understanding of penetration effects, fragment and penetrator sizing, explosives, lethality, survivability, and use of government-furnished threat models and AJEM.

Skills

Communication

Presentation

Interpersonal skills

Self-initiative

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

PhD in engineering

Tools

AJEM

Job description

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) designs and manufactures first-of-a-kind systems for defense, space, and industry. The role supports design and development of weapon systems, and helps define warhead design requirements in a dynamic, cross-disciplined environment.

Collaborate with Mechanical, GN&C, Modeling & Sim Engineers, and Systems Engineers; travel up to 15%; active DoD Secret clearance with potential upgrade may be required.