Senior Engineer - Warhead/Lethality
About The Position
The Energetics and Propulsion Department, part of the Hardware Engineering Directorate, is responsible for warhead, fuzing, and propulsion designs and technologies, including power systems, ignition, and weapon initiation safety systems. The Senior Engineer - Warhead/Lethality role supports warhead integration into missile systems and works across development and production programs. The position is onsite in Tucson, Arizona, and requires periodic travel to government and subcontractor facilities. The engineer applies or develops advanced technologies and scientific principles, works with customers and suppliers to resolve engineering issues, and supports warhead design, analysis, testing, and evaluation. The role also includes hydrocode simulation and lethality analysis, developing statements of work and technical specifications and data packages, supporting fact-finding and contract negotiations, and ensuring the technical rigor of deliverables.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM), typically, and at least 5 years of relevant experience.
- Five years of experience developing warheads from conceptual design through final test and assembly.
- Experience developing solid propulsion systems from conceptual design through final test and assembly.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance before the start date.
- U.S. citizenship, as required for eligibility for a security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree in a relevant STEM discipline.
- ABET accreditation is preferred but not required.
- Eight or more years of directly related experience in warhead design, analysis, and development from conceptual design through final test and assembly.
- Experience developing and leading collaborative efforts with other technical disciplines, including structural, thermal, and aerodynamics.
- Experience with DoD customers and/or associated contractor executives and technical leadership.
- Active Secret or Top Secret Department of Defense clearance.
Responsibilities
- Apply or develop advanced technologies, scientific principles, theories, and concepts for warhead integration into missile systems.
- Contribute to development and production programs across Raytheon product lines.
- Interface with customers to identify user needs.
- Work with customers, subcontractors, and suppliers to resolve engineering issues, develop products, and conduct technical reviews.
- Conduct hydrocode simulation and lethality analysis.
- Support warhead design, analysis, testing, and evaluation.
- Develop Statements of Work (SOWs), Critical Item Development Specifications (CIDS), and Technical Data Packages (TDPs).
- Support fact-finding and contract negotiations.
- Ensure technical rigor and depth in deliverables.
- Travel periodically to government and subcontractor facilities.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance is available.
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Short-term disability insurance.
- Long-term disability insurance.
- 401(k) match.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Employee assistance program.
- Employee Scholar Program.
- Parental leave.
- Paid time off.
- Holidays.
- Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, subject to eligibility and applicable factors.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
