Principal Engineer – Fuze & Initiation SystemsThe Energetics and Propulsion Department is an engineering organization in the Hardware Engineering Directorate. This Department is responsible for the full spectrum of warhead, fuzing, and propulsion designs/technology, including power systems, ignition, and all other weapon initiation safety systems technology. The department is seeking to hire a Principal Engineer – Fuze & Initiation Systems.What You Will DoApply or develop highly advanced technologies, scientific principles, theories, and concepts to the systems integration of fuzing, ignition, and safety devices for integration into missile systems and space vehiclesSupport the Systems Safety Engineering OrganizationInterface with the Customer to identify user needsWork with customers, subcontractors and suppliers to resolve engineering issues, develop new products and hold technical reviewsDevelop initial fuze and initiation systems architectures and top-level designsDesign, analyze, test, and evaluate fuze and initiation systemsDevelop Statements of Work (SOWs)Develop Critical Item Development Specifications (CIDS) and electrical logic and interface requirementsSupport fact-finding and contract negotiationsEnsure technical rigor and depth of all deliverablesDevelop and present technical fuzing designs and updates to the Department of Defense (DoD) safety review boardsWill travel periodically to government and subcontractor facilitiesThe Principal Engineer – Electrical Fuze & Initiation Systems role is in Tucson, AZ and is an onsite position.Qualifications You Must HaveBachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum of five (5) years of prior relevant experience.
An Advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for three (3) years of relevant experienceA minimum of five (5) years of experience in development of electronic circuit design from conceptual design through final test/analysis and assembly, etc., or electronic safe and arm device development experienceProject Management as applied to team interaction and deliverablesActive and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S.
citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearanceQualifications We PreferAdvanced degreeEight (8) or more years of directly related experience in fuzing and initiation systems devices and their applicationsExperience with safety devices design, manufacturing, testing, safety certification and/or complianceExperience performing electrical stress analysis, electrical thermal analysis, environment survivability assessmentAnalyze analog, digital, mixed signal and power conversion circuits using simulation and computational skillsExperience in developing fuzing, safe & arm products that meet MIL-STD-1316, MIL-STD-1901, and MIL-STD-464Working knowledge of JOTP-051, 052, 053Experience with energetic and pyrotechnic initiators, exploding foil deflagrating initiators (EFDI), and Low energy exploding foil initiators (LEEFI) and their operationTechnical writing skills in the area of detailed design requirements, test requirements, statements of work, white paper and technical presentationsProject engineering skills and experience using Earned Value Management SystemDemonstrated success as a proposal/cost account manager as well as project/team leaderSupplier collaboration experience and oversight generating specifications and statements of work (SOW)Working knowledge or experience with either missile design or development, production support and integrationExperience with DoD customers and/or associated contractor executives and technical leadershipActive Secret or Top Secret Clearance (Department of Defense)