Munition Safety Engineer

Location: Paris Region (on-site)Sector: Next‑generation European Defense / Counter‑UASType: Full‑time, PermanentSeniority: Senior (5y+)Compensation: Competitive Salary + Equity + Full Health Coverage

About EGIDE

EGIDE is building a new European defense leader focused on scalable, intelligent air‑defense architectures. We develop mass‑use interceptors designed to neutralize low‑cost, high‑volume threats such as Shahed‑type loitering munitions and FPV drones.

Our systems combine missile‑grade lethality with modern software‑defined architectures and electronically propelled interceptors, enabling a new class of cost‑effective and rapidly deployable air defense solutions.

We are assembling a world‑class engineering team to design, test, and industrialize these systems at pace.

About the Role

As a Munition Safety Engineer, you will own the design, development, validation, and industrialization of the electronic Safe & Arming devices (eDSA / SAU) integrated into our interceptors.

You will work across the complete product lifecycle, from architecture definition and technical specification through to series qualification, ensuring compliance with applicable safety regulations (STANAG, AOP) and system constraints (mass, volume, cost, reliability).

You will interface closely with seeker, avionics, propulsion, and system integration teams.

What You’ll Do

• Design and develop electronic Safe & Arming devices (eDSA / SAU): functional and hardware architecture, secured firing chain, safety and arming logic

• Define technical specifications at system and subsystem levels; produce and maintain the full engineering definition package:

• • System and subsystem Technical Specifications
  • Design Documentation Package
  • Product Definition File / Technical Data Package (TDP)
  • Interface Control Documents (ICDs): mechanical, pyrotechnic, functional, electrical
  • Performance Assessment Reports (safety, reliability, availability)

• Design associated electronics (schematics, PCB layout, component selection) and safety‑critical embedded software (arming logic, safety sequences, self‑tests)

• Conduct safety analyses: FMEA/FMECA, risk analysis, safety logic review, Single Point of Failure (SPF) identification

• Plan and execute validation campaigns: functional testing, environmental qualification testing, pyrotechnic qualification trials

• Ensure compliance with applicable standards (STANAG 4187 Ed.5, AOP-67, MIL‑STD‑1316, DEF STAN 08‑xx or equivalents)

• Lead prototyping and design validation (DVT) through to production validation (PVT); manage interactions with subcontractors and suppliers

• Drive industrialization: design for manufacturability (DFM/DFT), production test fixtures, transfer to manufacturing line

• Ensure integration with propulsion, avionics, and guidance teams; participate in design reviews (PDR, CDR, PRR)

You Are a Fit If You Have

• Engineering degree (generalist, electronics, electrical engineering, or equivalent)
• 5+ years of experience in the design and qualification of electronic Safe & Arming devices (eDSA, SAU, SAF) or safety‑critical electronic firing systems
• Strong mastery of munition safety regulations and standards: STANAG 4187 Ed.5, AOP-67, MIL‑STD‑1316, or national equivalents (GAM, RGA, DEF STAN)
• Solid knowledge of control and power electronics applied to weapon systems (energy management, high‑voltage switching, pyrotechnic interfaces)
• Experience with safety‑critical embedded software: arming logic, safety sequences, self‑test routines, DO‑178 or defense equivalent compliance
• Hands‑on PCB design experience (schematics, layout) and associated tooling (Altium Designer, KiCad, Cadence, or equivalent)
• Experience in electronics validation (functional testing, environmental testing, DVT/PVT) and product qualification
• Ability to write structured engineering documentation (specifications, test procedures, design dossiers, ICDs)
• Systems engineering mindset and ability to work across multidisciplinary interfaces (pyrotechnics, avionics, mechanics, software)

Nice to Have

• Experience with certified safety‑critical software development (DO‑178, IEC 61508, or equivalent)
• Knowledge of proximity fuze systems (electronic fuzes, electric initiators)
• Exposure to instrumented pyrotechnic testing and live qualification campaigns
• Proficiency in electronic simulation tools (SPICE, SIMetrix, MATLAB/Simulink)
• Familiarity with series qualification processes in munitions/ordnance environments
• Active security clearance or eligibility to obtain one

Why Join EGIDE?

• Work on next‑generation weapon systems addressing real‑world, high‑intensity threats
• Cover the full product lifecycle, from physics to field deployment
• Competitive salary + meaningful equity
• 100% health coverage
• High‑autonomy, engineering‑driven culture with direct impact on system performance
• Concrete contribution to European strategic autonomy