Description
We are seeking a Weapons Systems Engineer to lead the integration, validation, and operational deployment of advanced weapon capabilities on X-Bat. This role directly impacts mission readiness, combat effectiveness, aircraft survivability, and program execution by ensuring weapon systems are successfully integrated, tested, and fielded to operational users.
The engineer will work across the full lifecycle from requirements development through flight test, helping reduce integration risk, accelerate capability delivery, and improve overall mission system performance.
Key responsibilities include:
Defining weapon system behaviours, operational sequences, and mission workflows to ensure reliable and predictable weapon employment across all phases of operation
Developing system architectures, activity diagrams, interface definitions, and functional behaviours for aircraft weapon systems and mission system integration
Leading integration of weapon systems, stores management systems, and avionics interfaces while coordinating across software, avionics, flight sciences, mechanical design, and test teams
Supporting lab, ground, and flight test activities to validate system behaviour, identify integration issues early, and improve mission system reliability
Performing troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective action development to reduce integration risk, improve operational readiness, and accelerate capability fielding