[Remote] Weapons, FUZE, Electrical Mechanical ElecroMechanical Engineers needed with defense industry, weapons, FUZE Ordnance Systems (FOS), proximity fuze detonator igniter US Citizens only

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. A New Beginning-Genesis 2 is seeking talented engineers to support its Fuzing & Ordnance Systems (FOS) product line within weapons and defense applications. The Principal Systems Engineer will architect, design, develop, verify, test, and support next-generation Electronic Safe and Arm Devices, fuze systems, ruggedized electronics, FPGA designs, firmware, and associated hardware throughout the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop fielded ESAD/ESAF systems through the full lifecycle, from concept through safety certification
• Architect ESD, S&A, and firing chain systems compliant with MIL-STD-1316 or MIL-STD-1911
• Design environmental sensing systems that sense release, setback, spin, and all-up-round environments
• Design qualification tests for fuzing systems in accordance with JOTP, MIL-STD-331, and MIL-STD-810; perform environmental qualification; perform failure and root cause analysis on failures
• Design electrical or electromechanical Safe and Arm devices
• Design high reliability electronics systems for safety-critical or mission-critical systems
• Design capacitor discharge units; select and qualify EFI; perform or oversee HERO margin analysis
• Design self-destruct and self-neutralization mechanisms to reduce UxO
• Trace system requirements to ESD, S&A, firing circuit, and software; manage RVTM
• Design continuous and power-on BIT for S&A, battery, and sensor health; implement fault lockout logic; perform BIT coverage analysis
• Deliver fuzes for two or more military services
• Design active proximity fuze systems using RF, laser, or acoustic sensing in addition to passive influence fuzing
• Integrate fuzes with autonomous delivery platforms
• Design fuzes according to modular open systems architecture principles and support plug-and-play payload integration
• Build quantitative physics-based fuze simulations for firing chain timing, magnetic signature modeling, or safety FTA
• Apply analog and digital design to ruggedized electronics for ordnance applications
• Apply GD&T, tolerance analysis, and sound engineering principles to ensure manufacturability and performance
• Perform circuit tolerance analyses using hand calculations and SPICE tools
• Perform circuit analysis and module design using best practices for EMI, ESD protection, and DFM
• Contribute to process improvements to ensure hardware-firmware quality and time-to-market
• Develop C# source code targeting enhanced Flash Microcontrollers
• Develop Verilog HDL targeting Antifuse and enhanced Flash FPGAs
• Lead and direct test activities in all phases of the product development cycle
• Lead and multi-task across several projects simultaneously
• Lead failure investigations using structured tools such as 8D, Fishbone, and Cause & Effect
• Partner with manufacturing and quality teams to resolve nonconformances and drive corrective actions
• Perform engineering calculations and collaborate with analysts to validate designs, including FEA, thermal, and shock/vibration analysis
• Apply mechanical engineering principles to design and maintain the company's FOS product lines during new product design, development, and sustain production across a multidisciplinary team
• Develop the architecture, design, and next-generation Electronic Safe and Arm Devices using state-of-the-art technologies
• Design ASICs and FPGAs with sensor interfaces, sequence verification, A/D and D/A interfaces, communication protocols, state machines, timer chains, and related functions used in Electronic Safe and Arm Devices for DOD weapon systems
• Perform Verilog FPGA design, SystemVerilog UVM verification, and C#-based microcontroller development
• Analyze requirements, define architecture, and design and debug FPGA and associated hardware and microcontroller products and associated firmware
• Program in C for embedded systems, including developing algorithms, manipulating data structures, and implementing highly optimized code
• Use code version control repository tools such as Subversion, GIT, or TFS
• Apply digital design practices and principles, logic design and architecture, and HDL development using Verilog or VHDL

Skills

• US Citizens only
• Defense industry experience is required
• Willing to work with designing weapons
• Fuze / Fuzes / Fuzing & Ordnance Systems (FOS) proximity fuze detonator igniter experience would be great as an Mechanical or Electrical Engineer
• The ideal candidate has a proven track record developing fielded fuze systems through the full lifecycle — from concept through safety certification — with direct experience navigating fuze safety boards like Weapons System Explosives Safety Review Board (WSESRB), Non-Nuclear Munitions Safety Board (NNMSB), and the Army Fuze Safety Review Board (AFSRB)
• ESAD/ESAF Architecture & Design (Expert): Led design of fielded ESAD/ESAF; can independently architect ESD, S&A, and firing chain; Experience designing systems compliant to MIL-STD-1316 or MIL-STD-1911
• Environmental Sensing design (Expert): Designed sensing systems that sense environment conditions such as release, setback, spin, and all-up-round environments
• Environmental testing of fuze systems (Expert): Designed qualification tests for fuzing systems iaw JOTP, MIL-STD-331, and MIL-STD-810; performed environmental qualification; performed failure and root cause analysis on failures
• Safe and Arm (S&A) mechanism design (Expert): Designed electrical or electromechanical S&A devices
• High reliability electronics (Advanced): Experience designing high reliability electronics systems for safety critical or mission critical systems
• Firing chain design (CDU / EFI) (Advanced): Designed capacitor discharge units; selected/qualified EFI. Experience performing or overseeing HERO margin analysis
• Self-destruct / self-neutralize design (Advanced): Designed self-destruct/neutralization mechanisms to reduce UxO
• Fuze system-level requirements decomposition (Advanced): Traces system requirements to ESD, S&A, firing circuit, and software; manages RVTM
• Built-in test (BIT) design for fuze systems (Advanced): Designed continuous and power-on BIT for S&A, battery, and sensor health; fault lockout logic; experience with BIT coverage analysis
• Multi-service fuze programs: Delivered fuzes for two or more military services (Army + Navy, or AF + Army), demonstrating breadth across service-specific requirements
• Proximity fuze / active sensing: Designed active proximity fuze systems (RF, laser, acoustic) in addition to passive influence fuzing
• Autonomous system integration (UAS/UGV payloads): Integrated fuze with autonomous delivery platforms
• MOSA / open architecture fuzing: Designed fuzes to modular open systems architecture (MOSA) principles; plug-and-play payload integration
• Digital twin / simulation: Built quantitative physics-based fuze simulations for firing chain timing, magnetic signature modeling, or safety FTA
• Picatinny / NSWC / AFRL lab background: Government lab background in fuze engineering — brings inside understanding of Government test and qualification processes
• Analog and digital design of ruggedized electronics for ordnance applications
• Apply GD&T, tolerance analysis, and sound engineering principles to ensure manufacturability and performance
• Circuit tolerance analyses using hand calculations and Spice tools
• Competent in circuit analysis, module design, and best practices (EMI, ESD protection, DFM)
• Developing C# source code targeting enhanced Flash Microcontrollers
• Developing Verilog HDL targeting Antifuse and enhanced Flash FPGA's
• Experience with DFMA and manufacturing processes
• Experience with Electronic Safety and Arming Devices (ESADs) and presenting to Safety Review Boards
• Experience with FEA tools and test validation methods
• Knowledge of extreme environmental design and testing with energetic materials
• Knowledge using Verilog for Logic Design
• Perform engineering calculations and collaborate with analysts to validate designs (FEA, thermal, shock/vibration)
• Professional experience using CAD software such as Solid Edge, SolidWorks, NX etc
• Professional experience with dimensional stack-up/tolerance analysis
• Professional experience with GD&T application and interpretation according to ASME Y14.5 and ASME Y14.100
• Proficient in design with analog components (differential amplifiers, op amps, filters) and digital components (logic gates, timers)
• Skilled in using simulation tools (SPICE, MATLAB/Simulink) and design software (Altium, PADS)
• Strong fundamentals in mechanics, vibration, fatigue, and thermal concepts
• Travel: 5-10%
• 5+ years of experience designing with basic analog building blocks including differential amplifiers, op amps, LDOs, filters, and data converters
• 5+ Years designing Electronic Safety and Arming Devices (ESADs) and Ignition Safety Devices IAW MIL-STD-1316 and MIL-STD-1901A
• 5+ years of experience presenting ESAD/ESAF/ISD designs to the Safety Review Boards (AFSRB, FISTRP, NNMSB)
• 5+ years of experience designing with basic digital building blocks including logic gates, flip flops, timers, and filters
• 4+ years of experience with power conversion concepts (AC/DC, DC/DC, and DC/AC, Linear and Switching Supplies)
• 4+ years of experience with schematic capture and/or board layout utilities (Altium, PADS, etc.)
• 4+ years of experience lead a large-scale technical project from start to completion with minimal guidance
• 4+ years of experience with Temperature sensors, MEMs accelerometers, differential pressure sensors, and GYROs
• 5+ years of experience with serial communication buses including UART, SPI, and I2C
• 4+ years of experience with general design best practices (EMI suppression, ESD protection, and Short circuit protection)
• 5+ years of experience with power supply and power conditioning design
• 3+ years of experience energetic materials interfacing/testing (EFDIs, LEEFIs, Lead Charges, Boosters)
• 5+ years of design for extreme environments (Vibration, Shock, Temperature, Temperature & Humidity)
• Digital Design practices and principles, logic design and architecture and experience with HDL's (i.e Verilog, VHDL)
• Programming experience in C for embedded systems, including development of algorithms, manipulation of data structures, and implementing highly optimized code
• Familiar working with code version control repository tools, such as Subversion (SVN), GIT or TFS
• Knowledge using SystemVerilog for verification with AVM, VMM, OVM, or UVM a plus

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