Role summary
We are looking for a highly qualified engineer who will be responsible for warhead system safety and for the warhead integration and verification timeline across our interceptor platforms.
Requirements
- Degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, systems or safety engineering, or comparable studies.
- 5+ years of professional experience in system safety or munitions safety, including at least one system taken from design to qualification.
- Hands-on experience with ESADs and/or explosives (design, integration, qualification, test or handling) is a must.
- You have written hazard analyses and hazard logs yourself.
- Solid systems engineering practice: requirements decomposition, ICDs, planning, traceability, configuration management, clear technical documentation.
- Knowledge of German explosives law in practice (SprengG, §20 Befähigungsschein, storage and transport classification) is a strong plus.
- Experience working with BAAINBw, WTD or comparable authorities in another NATO nation is a strong plus.
- Comfortable in the lab, on test rigs and on the range.
- Build technology with real operational impact: Develop autonomous defense systems designed to protect lives and strengthen Europe’s security
- Shape scalable defense capabilities: Work on solutions built for mass deployment, cost efficiency, resilience, and reliable production at scale
- Contribute to networked air defense: Help integrate our systems into multi-layered defense architectures alongside sensors, command systems, and effectors
- Develop for real-world operations: Build capabilities together with end users and improve them continuously based on direct operational feedback
- Move fast and take ownership: Work in a focused, high-performance team where decisions are made quickly and individual contributions have immediate impact
- Define a new generation of defense technology: Join early and help shape the products, engineering standards, culture, and direction of a fast-growing deep-tech company
- Work with an international mission-driven team: Collaborate with experienced specialists united by the goal of creating sovereign and effective security capabilities for Europe
Standards
- MIL-STD-882 System Safety (US Department of Defense)