Development Engineer

This opportunity is located within our Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company business, a global leader of mission-critical hardware and systems solutions including precision energetics systems and innovative explosive solutions.Click here to learn more.

Job Description

EBAD’s continued growth requires an experienced engineer for the position of Development Engineer, for the A&D side of the business (Products: CAD/PAD & Explosive & Inert Mechanisms) reporting to the Product Development Lead. The position is located in Moorpark, CA.

This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned engineer to expand their leadership capabilities while driving impactful project execution through technical expertise, project management, and process improvement.

Responsibilities:

The Development Engineer is a technically oriented project engineer focused on detailed project planning, technical execution, and disciplined delivery of aerospace and defense products in development. This role leads a cross-functional team through the design, development, qualification, and transition to production of mechanical and energetic systems.

The Development Engineer owns both  technical integrity and schedule performance,  ensuring programs meet customer requirements while maintaining margin, mitigating risk, and driving execution.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Create a cohesive team environment and lead the product team through the EBAD product lifecycle process in support of overall program milestones, deliverables, and objectives.

• Translate the integrated project schedule into actionable daily and weekly engineering tasks, managing team action items through structured communication, accountability, and proactive removal of roadblocks.

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules in MS Project, understanding task interdependencies and managing shifting priorities.

• Guide teams through upset conditions; drive recovery plans and reestablish forward progress toward key milestones.

• Collaborate with Program Management to proactively plan customer deliverables, design reviews, test events, hardware builds, and qualification activities aligned with overall program objectives.

• Provide strategic technical guidance to the Program