The RoleWe're looking for someone who has built things that fly and knows what it means to get hardware from a drawing board to a flight line. You'll own one of Griffon's Group 3 launched effects products end-to-end.
You should know your way around an aircraft development program, understand what integration involves, and be comfortable working at a test range or a factory floor as easily as a government program office.
Key ResponsibilitiesProduct Ownership- Define and own the product engineering for one of Griffon's Group 3 launched effects products.- Hold the line on requirements, design priorities, and performance envelopes for your airframe system - aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, electrical, software, and payload all roll up to you.- Write SRDs, ICDs, and CONOPS that engineers can actually build to, not just check a box with.- Run trade studies on platform configurations and manufacturing approach alongside the design and producibility teams.Work the hardware side- Get out to develop and operational flight test. Read the data yourself, identify performance shortfalls, and drive corrective action - don't wait for someone to hand you a summary.- Own configuration control across development, qualification, and production baselines.Be the connective tissue- Serve as the primary technical interface between Griffon's engineering teams and government program offices, primes, and internal BD. Translate field feedback and customer requirements into something the team can execute.- Partner with SW development and external autonomy partners on PX4-based or custom GNC architectures.- Support IPT working groups across aero, structures, GNC, propulsion, electronics, payload, and manufacturing.See it through production- When the design matures, work with supply chain and manufacturing engineering to get it into low-rate production at the right unit cost and delivery rate.- Track and communicate program status, risk, and technical performance to leadership and customers - no sugarcoating.What You Need to Bring- A bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, or Electrical Engineering. Master's is a plus, but what you've shipped matters more.- 7+ years in defense aerospace product development, with real time on UAS, launched effects, or precision-guided UAS programs.- Experience working with PEO Aviation, Missiles & Space, AvMC, or SOCOM acquisition offices is a strong plus.- Active Secret clearance required. TS/SCI preferred given program sensitivity.The Kind of Person Who Thrives HereYou show up.When something is broken in the field, you're on a plane. You don't manage from behind a screen.
You don't quit.Problems are resolved, not deferred. You find a way or you make one.
You own the outcome but share the glory.The whole thing. If the program is late, that's yours. If it delivers, the team is praised not just you.
You communicate first.Plans, issues, and new data travel fast here.
What Griffon Offers- Competitive salary commensurate with experience and clearance level
- Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off and 10 federal holidays
- Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates
- A small company where your decisions matter and your fingerprints are on real hardware flying real missions
