General Dynamics

Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Weapons and Energetics

General Dynamics$174K — $183K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related field plus 10 years relevant experience, or Master's with 8 years experience.
  • Active Department of Defense Secret security clearance required at hire.
  • U.S. citizenship required due to the nature of the work.
  • Proven technical ownership experience in warhead or high-consequence hardware design.
  • Experience guiding verification and qualification activities.

Responsibilities

  • Own the technical aspects of warhead and munitions projects from design to production.
  • Define payload architecture and break down system requirements.
  • Balance mission effects with safety, cost, and schedule in decision-making processes.
  • Manage interfaces among various system components and platforms.
  • Lead verification, qualification, and live-fire test activities, driving necessary corrective actions.
  • Ensure system-safety practices are followed for energetic hardware.
  • Oversee supplier technical compliance and configuration control.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development.
  • Flexible work schedules, including a 9/80 schedule option.
  • 401k matching and competitive healthcare benefits.
  • Paid parental leave and health & wellness programs.
  • Participation in employee resource and social groups.
Full Job Description
Basic Qualifications

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.

 

Clearance Requirements:Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

Required Skills and Expertise

  • Demonstrated technical ownership of warhead, energetic payload, munitions, or comparable high-consequence hardware through design, qualification, and production readiness.
  • Experience defining payload architecture and decomposing system requirements into interfaces, verification evidence, technical trade studies, and risk-reduction plans.
  • Ability to balance mission effects, safety, insensitive-munitions objectives, integration, manufacturability, cost, and schedule in defensible engineering decisions.
  • Experience managing interfaces among energetic payloads, initiation or fuzing systems, mechanical structures, and weapon or delivery platforms.
  • Experience planning and leading verification, qualification, environmental, and live-fire test activities; interpreting results and driving corrective action.
  • Experience applying system-safety, hazard-analysis, and safety-evidence practices for energetic or safety-critical hardware.
  • Experience with supplier technical oversight, configuration control, traceability, and technical-data review for controlled or safety-critical components.
  • Experience with modeling and simulation processes and tools (e.g. Design of Experiments ,Digital Twins, Ansys Tool chain, MATLAB, Hydrocode, CTH).
  • Technical leadership experience across engineering, safety, test, manufacturing, quality, suppliers, customers, and program management.
  • Ability to lead technical reviews, communicate risks and evidence clearly, and mentor engineers in disciplined engineering practice.

Highly Desired Differentiators

  • Leadership on fielded or government-qualified warhead, energetic-payload, or munitions programs.
  • Direct experience shaping or executing insensitive-munitions strategy, survivability assessment, or associated redesign efforts.
  • Experience preparing technical evidence for DoD or service munitions-safety reviews.
  • Background with government laboratories, test ranges, or munitions-development organizations.
  • Experience using physics-based analysis, modeling, and test correlation to support payload design decisions.
  • Experience transitioning energetic hardware from development into qualified, repeatable production.
  • Experience supporting multiple military services, international programs, or controlled export programs.

Our Commitment to You

  • An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
  • Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security
  • Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
  • Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
  • See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits]

Workplace OptionsThis position is fully onsite or hybrid/flex with opportunity to be fully remote/telework for candidates with strong experience and background.

While on-site, you will be a part of the Advanced Electronics Systems team located in Ft Wayne, Indiana

 

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Salary NoteThis estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled. Combined Salary RangeUSD $174,203.00 - USD $183,730.00 /Yr.

About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is involved in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat vehicles and systems, armaments, and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and mission-critical information systems and technologies. General Dynamics has four main business segments. Aerospace designs, develops, manufacturers and services a comprehensive offering of advanced business-jet aircraft. Combat Systems specializes in producing, supporting and sustaining land and expeditionary combat systems for the U.S. military and its allies. Marine Systems designs, builds and supports submarines and a variety of surface ships for the U.S. Navy and commercial customers. The Information Systems and Technology group offers a breadth and depth of technology and service capabilities that support a wide range of government and commercial needs, including systems integration expertise; hardware and software products; and engineering, management and support services.

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$67.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1952
5 Year Trend
+4.7%
Revenue
$37.9 billion
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