Senior Staff Weapons Integration Engineer (R3929)

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Lead the integration of kinetic weapons and air-launched effects into the aircraft and mission systems architecture, ensuring compatibility across physical, electrical, and logical interfaces.
• Act as the weapon subject matter expert (SME), aligning weapon capability with CONOPS, mission profiles, and operational analysis.
• Define, own, and verify the Stores Management System (SMS) architecture — including weapon control logic, release sequencing, safety interlocks, and fault handling.
• Set technical direction and make architecture decisions for weapon control software, separation modeling, and release-envelope definition. Provide clear, defensible tradeoffs and drive alignment across stakeholders.
• Produce and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs), software requirements, and integration plans in collaboration with internal avionics, flight controls, software, aerodynamics, and structures teams.
• Coordinate closely with weapon vendors and external suppliers to define integration requirements, prove compatibility, and manage change.
• Develop detailed test and certification plans; lead planning and execution of captive-carry, safe-separation, and live-fire test campaigns with government and contractor ranges.
• Define and analyze payload-bay fall-lines, separation dynamics, and release envelopes using physics-based models and verification tools.
• Own compliance with safety, performance, and mission effectiveness requirements; shepherd the weapon integration lifecycle from concept through flight certification.
• Mentor engineers, drive best practices for safety and verification, and champion a culture of extreme ownership and technical excellence.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proven experience integrating kinetic weapons or air-launched effects into aircraft or unmanned systems (stores management, release systems, or equivalent).
• Deep understanding of Stores Management Systems (SMS), release sequencing, weapon control logic, and safety interlocks.
• Experience producing and negotiating Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and defining software/hardware interfaces.
• Demonstrated experience with separation modeling, release envelope definition, and payload bay fall-line analysis.
• Hands-on experience planning and executing flight test campaigns (captive-carry, safe separation, live fire) and writing test/certification plans.
• Strong systems engineering skills and experience working cross-functionally with avionics, flight controls, aerodynamics, software, and suppliers.
• Track record of making technical decisions, setting direction, and taking full ownership of technical programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication — able to represent technical positions to internal leadership, external partners, and government stakeholders.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prior experience with military product certification processes and government test ranges.
• Background in modelling & simulation tools for separation analysis (e.g., CFD, multibody dynamics, custom separation tools).
• Experience with EW, weapon fuzing/safety standards, or live-fire certification standards.
• Active or prior security clearance, or ability to obtain one.