Weapons Engineer

Offset Strategic Services - Huntsville, AL

Full-time

Huntsville, AL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Weapons Engineer at Offset Strategic Services, LLC will support the Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Project Management Office by providing management oversight and technical expertise for the development, integration, testing, and operational support of UAS projects. The role focuses on weapon payloads and their integration into unmanned aerial systems, particularly for Army UAS, with an emphasis on Group 4 UAS and below.

Responsibilities

• Provide Technical Expertise on payload issues impacting all potential uncrewed platforms.
• Provide programmatic and technical support for implementing new technical systems through the Army approval process.
• Participate in design reviews for all engineering projects affecting air/ground launch hardware and software design, development, integration, and qualification of lethal effects.
• Provide Technical Expertise on payload interface standards issues and interface standard development impacting all uncrewed platforms.
• Provide technical guidance and support of test activities related to payload performance.
• Monitor the state of emerging technologies related to requirements-based payloads.
• Provide coordination and support to the S&T and government groups working on potential payloads.
• Manage assigned payload engineering service projects within cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
• Provide recommendations on modifications to improve payload performance including interfaces with the air vehicle.
• Communicate directly with contractors, engineers, logistician, program managers, and business team members to provide coordinated direction and tasking.
• Provide concise reports to management on status, potential issues/risks, and participate in the development of contingency plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Physics required.
• 5 years of relevant experience required.
• Experience with managing efforts through the Army Fuse Safety Review Board.
• Payload Integration experience required.
• US Citizenship is required.
• Strong communication skills; oral and written.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's Degree/PhD in Engineering/Physics desired.
• Uncrewed Aircraft or Missile experience desired.
• Previous experience in Launched Effects desired.
• Military Aviation or Missile experience desired.