Senior System Mechanical Engineer - Defense Sector (M/F)

ITOPP, an internationally renowned company, designs, develops, manufactures, tests, and operates High Pulsed Power systems for the defense, research, security, and industrial sectors.

Since 1997, ITOPP has supported its clients by offering custom equipment designed to meet their most complex technical challenges.

As part of its growth and to support the development of its strategic anti-drone program, ITOPP is recruiting a Senior System Mechanical Engineer (M/F) within the Special Projects Technical Department.

Do you want to lead an ambitious defense program in a human-sized environment? This position is made for you!

YOUR MISSIONS

Reporting to the Technical Director of Special Projects, you are the system mechanical referent for the program. Your mission: design, develop, integrate, and qualify the architecture of our anti-drone system in order to evolve it toward a reliable, transportable prototype and then into an industrializable product.

In this capacity, you will be required to:

• Analyze the existing mechanical architecture, identify its strengths and weaknesses, and define the maturation trajectory toward an operational prototype and then an industrializable product;
• Define the global mechanical architecture of the system in coordination with partners or system integrators;
• Take into account and integrate sub-assemblies: sources, antennas, electronics;
• Perform mechanical studies in interface with EMC and shielding studies;
• Anticipate future industrialization constraints from the design stage (choice of materials, processes, standardization, costs);
• Design solutions that promote the reliability, maintainability, and accessibility of the system;
• Lead the mechanical integration phases;
• Perform simulations;
• Participate in test campaigns and analyze results;
• Write the associated technical deliverables.

YOUR PROFILE

You are a graduate of an engineering school (Master's degree) in mechanics and have at least 15 years of experience in similar roles, ideally acquired on defense programs.

Technical skills sought:

• Mastery of CAD and simulation tools;
• Solid skills in structural calculation (static, dynamic, vibration, thermal);
• Mastery of system engineering, the V-cycle, and the TRL (Technology Readiness Level) maturation process;
• Professional English (minimum B2 level) to operate in an international context.

Beyond your technical skills, we are looking for a profile capable of working in a team, making decisions, and defending technical choices, with a strong taste for innovation and a real appetite for demanding SME environments.

As the position requires access to information subject to national defense secrecy, you will undergo a security clearance procedure, in accordance with the provisions of articles R.2311-1 et seq. of the Code de la défense and IGI n°1300 of August 09, 2021.

YOUR BENEFITS

• Salary according to profile
• Lunch vouchers
• Mutual insurance
• Provident scheme
• Employee savings plan
• Holiday bonus
• Teleworking charter

Please send your application (CV + cover letter)