Senior Energetics & Warhead Integration Engineer

Peregrine Industries, Inc.; Covina (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Peregrine Industries in Covina, CA, is seeking an Energetics / Warhead Integration Engineer to own the integration of effects payloads into Peregrine's autonomous munitions. The role demands hands-on work across warhead selection, interface design, and safety certification, culminating in production readiness for fielded capability.

You will collaborate with fuzing, system safety, mechanical, electrical, GNC, and flight-test teams to mature Kestrel, DRACO, and future Peregrine payloads, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related field.
• 6+ years hands-on energetics, warhead design/integration, munitions engineering, or related ordnance discipline.
• Working knowledge of warhead integration, initiation trains, and payload interfaces within guided or autonomous munitions.
• Familiarity with munitions safety/qualification standards: MIL-STD-1316, MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-2105, MIL-STD-331, MIL-STD-810.
• Ability to obtain/maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own payload integration for Peregrine munitions, covering warhead interfaces and payload-to-airframe integration.
• Define payload requirements against targets and constraints; lead trade studies across options.
• Conduct lethality analyses and translate results into requirements, test objectives, and claims.
• Manage relationships with energetics suppliers, government labs, and partner organizations.
• Define and verify initiation-train interfaces per MIL-STD-1316 and fuze-safety requirements.
• Support MIL-STD-882 safety efforts, hazard analyses, and safety-review boards.
• Plan and execute insensitive munitions and hazard classification efforts for storage/fielding.
• Develop test plans for inert integration, static/detonation and live-fire events with ranges.
• Coordinate handling of energetic materials per ATF, DOT, DoD and range requirements.
• Support environmental and qualification testing per MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-331.
• Build data packages and production specs for traceability and scale-up.
• Support customer demonstrations, government tests, and proposals with technical input.

Skills

Energetics knowledge

Warhead integration

Munitions safety

Test planning

Documentation writing

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Chemical Engineering or related field

Tools

MIL-STD-1316

MIL-STD-882

MIL-STD-2105

MIL-STD-331

MIL-STD-810

Job description

Peregrine Industries in Covina, CA, is seeking an Energetics / Warhead Integration Engineer to own the integration of effects payloads into Peregrine's autonomous munitions. The role demands hands-on work across warhead selection, interface design, and safety certification, culminating in production readiness for fielded capability.

You will collaborate with fuzing, system safety, mechanical, electrical, GNC, and flight-test teams to mature Kestrel, DRACO, and future Peregrine payloads, while