Armaments and Explosive Ordnance Integration Engineer

About the role

Amentum is seeking an Armaments & Explosive Ordnance Engineer to support a critical Defence maritime acquisition program. The role provides specialist engineering expertise and technical authority for the integration, certification, safety assurance and compliance of armaments and explosive ordnance systems on complex naval platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Act as the Armaments and Explosive Ordnance Integration Engineering Subject Matter Expert (SME) and exercise Delegated Technical Authority.
• Conduct technical assessments, design reviews, acceptance activities and certification of armaments and EO integration outcomes.
• Review and endorse engineering deliverables to ensure compliance with technical, safety, contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Provide specialist advice on armaments integration, weapon system interfaces, ammunition storage and platform integration.
• Support hazard identification, risk assessment and mitigation in collaboration with System Safety and Engineering Assurance teams.
• Maintain Authorised Engineering Organisation (AEO) accreditation and provide technical leadership and mentoring.

Required profile

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronic Engineering or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience supporting certification, safety assurance or integration of ship‑borne or land‑based explosive ordnance magazines.
• Experience with armaments, explosive ordnance, weapons systems and Defence acquisition programmes.
• Current NV1 Security Clearance (or higher).

Required skills

• Ship‑borne magazine certification
• Armaments integration
• Explosive ordnance safety
• Weapons system integration
• Defence acquisition processes