Sr Prin R&D Engineer

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS), a premier provider to the US Department of Defense and allied nations, is seeking an experienced Sr Principal R&D Engineer to join our Huntsville team.

We are committed to supporting the mission of the warfighter. Our products can be found with every U.S. military branch and with our allies around the world. Given the nature of our work and our organization’s ethos, we value trust, honesty, alignment, and transparency.

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits that include a hybrid work option, career development and recognition programs.

If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

 

Leads the design, development, execution and implementation of technology research and development projects associated with solid propellant rocket propulsion systems. Investigates the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to potential inventions, product and generates solutions to issues related to product performance. Serves as architect for Solid Rocket Motor designs.

 

 

• Conducts research, design, and development activities with the goal of developing new or improved products, processes, or services. 
• Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers, and product specialists to optimize designs for manufacturability. 
• Utilizes CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) systems to model new designs and produce detailed engineering drawings.
• Conducts market research, tracks project, builds spreadsheets evaluating trade space, designs presentation slides, and executes business-oriented tasks. 
• Draws on technical background to learn complex systems, systems of systems, and technologies needed to understand products and services; then, applies a creative and open-minded approach to problem solve, seeking and finding new robust solutions. 
• Evolves business strategy through assimilation of new technology, evaluating competition, researching industry movement, road-mapping, and conducting SWOTs. 
• Conducts initial business case evaluations, building strategy and identifying value propositions mutually beneficial to the business and customer alike (e.g. differentiation, price to win, etc.). 
• Summarizes research results and communicates findings to internal and external bodies. 
• Develops technical documentation for all projects.
• Requires the use of advanced techniques and the modification or extension of theories, concepts, and practices.

 

• Required Education: Bachelor's Degree​
• Preferred Education: Master's Degree​
• Discipline/Major: General Engineering or specialized Engineering degree required. ​
• Years and Area of Experience (required for the role): 10-12 years’ experience​.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Product innovation. Product intelligence. Product research. Project scoping. Quantitative research. Research and development. Research documentation. Oral and written communication skills. Critical thinking. Analytical thinking.
• Critical Professional Related Technical Skills; Computer Skills: Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

 

116/k-216/k
Hired applicant will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Incentive Compensation Program. Employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and basic life insurance as well as pre-tax spending accounts. Employees are also able to enroll in the company's 401k plan and are eligible for the Non-Contributory Retirement Contribution. In addition to the benefits discussed above, the company offers the following voluntary benefits: Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Identify Theft Protection, Enhanced Legal Services, Auto and Home Insurance, Pet Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Educational Assistance.
Employees will receive 11 paid holidays and 120 hours of PTO annually and up to 3 weeks paid family leave.