Senior Principal Fuze Systems Engineer – Remote/Hybrid

Northwest Talent Solutions LLC.; Fort Wayne (IN); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Northwest Talent Solutions is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer – Weapons Fuzing to help build and advance next‑generation fuze capabilities for autonomous ground munitions and precision‑guided weapons.

You will lead hands‑on technical efforts across the fuze development lifecycle, mentor engineers, and oversee failure analysis and risk resolution while collaborating with DoD customers and program teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related field with 10+ years of experience.
• Active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.
• Hands-on fuze systems experience.
• Environmental sensing design experience.
• Environmental testing/qualification experience for fuze systems; Safe & Arm mechanism design.
• Firing chain design, including CDU/EFI.

Responsibilities

• Architecting and developing Electronic Safe Arm Fuze/Device (ESAF/ESAD) systems.
• Designing Safe & Arm mechanisms and environmental sensing for release and environments.
• Leading environmental qualification and testing of fuze systems.
• Developing firing chains and CDU/EFI technologies; supporting safety certification.

Skills

Fuze systems

Environmental sensing

Firing chain design

BIT design

High-reliability electronics

Safety certification

Education

Bachelors in Systems Engineering

Job description

Northwest Talent Solutions is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer – Weapons Fuzing to help build and advance next‑generation fuze capabilities for autonomous ground munitions and precision‑guided weapons.

You will lead hands‑on technical efforts across the fuze development lifecycle, mentor engineers, and oversee failure analysis and risk resolution while collaborating with DoD customers and program teams.