Lead Warhead Engineer (Defense)

Location: Paris, France; on-site

Company

hirify.global is a next-generation defense prime developing autonomous and scalable defense systems for allied forces.

What you will do

• Own warhead architecture and design trade-offs across energetics, electronics and safety, mechanical integration, and testing.
• Define engineering standards, design review practices, development plans, and warhead specifications.
• Build a scalable supply chain covering energetic materials, loading, machining, and test capacity.
• Lead development from concept through design, testing, qualification, and industrialization.
• Serve as the primary warhead authority for program, product, operations, and customer stakeholders.
• Build relationships with test centers, energetic materials suppliers, and industrial partners.

Requirements

• Master's degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Energetics, Physics, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in warhead or munitions development.
• Deep knowledge of the munitions ecosystem, including DGA, prime contractors, state test centers, and applicable regulations.
• Proven experience leading warhead or munitions programs through qualification and into serial production.
• Strong knowledge of NATO safety and qualification standards, including MIL-STD and STANAG.
• Eligibility for French national security clearance is required.

Nice to have

• Experience across several warhead architectures.
• Experience building or managing engineering teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Work focuses on technologies with real-world impact and mission-critical defense applications.
• High standards of rigor, ownership, technical excellence, and execution.
• Opportunity to address ambitious technical challenges in autonomous defense systems.