Defense Protection Engineer (Defense Industry) (M/F/D)

Defense Protection Engineer (Defense Industry) (M/F/D) Several locations. Full time, Permanent. Do you want to develop protection systems that make the difference at the decisive moment? Then join our defense team and actively help shape innovative protection solutions for modern defense applications. In this role, you will support the development and optimization of ballistic protection systems. You will drive forward future-oriented technologies and make an important contribution to protecting lives and technology.

YOUR TASKS

Protection Systems: Design and optimize protection structures against projectiles, fragments, as well as fragmentation and blast effects. Test Management: Plan, support, and evaluate ballistic testing, simulations, and qualification programs. Protection Assessment: Evaluate V0/V50 performance, multi-hit behavior, backface signature, penetration depth, edge hits, and failure modes. Technical Documentation: Prepare technical specifications, requirement documents, test plans, risk analyses, and qualification documentation. Material Selection: Select and assess suitable materials such as fiber composites, aramids, UHMWPE, ceramics, metals, and hybrid structures. Process Transfer: Transition validated protection concepts into robust, reproducible, and cost-efficient manufacturing processes. Customer Support: Provide technical customer support and assist in bidding, development, and series production projects in the defense sector. Technology Monitoring: Monitor relevant technologies, protection standards, material trends, and defense industry requirements.

YOUR PROFILE

Qualifications: A completed degree in Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Polymer/Composite Engineering, Physics, or a comparable technical field. Experience: Professional experience in the development, testing, or qualification of technical products within the defense or security sector, as well as experience with composite materials, pressing/lamination processes, ceramic backing systems, prototyping, and industrialization. Knowledge: Demonstrated knowledge of ballistic protection principles, protection materials, and testing/qualification processes, as well as familiarity with relevant protection and testing standards such as STANAG, VPAM, NIJ, MIL-STD, DIN/EN, or customer specific defense requirements. Personal Strengths: Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with customers, testing institutes, authorities, project teams, production, and sales. Language Skills: Negotiation level proficiency in German and English.

YOUR BENEFITS AT KREMPEL

Attractive Compensation: Compensation in line with the collective bargaining agreement of the chemical industry (IG Bergbau, Chemie – Papier), including holiday bonus and 13th-month salary. Profit Sharing: Shared success – our employees benefit from the company’s performance. Working Hours: 38-hour work week with flexible working hours for a high degree of flexibility. On-site Workplace: Workplace at our Vaihingen/Enz or Zwönitz location with close personal exchange within the team. Vacation: 30 days of annual leave plus additional holiday allowance. Development Opportunities: Individual training and development opportunities for both professional and personal growth. Appreciative Work Environment: A workplace where you feel comfortable, valued, and respected. Company Pension Subsidy: We take care of our employees’ future even during their working life by contributing to their pension scheme. Health Management: Comprehensive support provided by our company physicians. Cafeteria: Subsidized lunch offered by a local provider. Allowances: Various subsidies, e.g. for commuting costs. Bike Leasing: Lease a bicycle or e-b​ike under attractive conditions. Parking: Convenient parking spaces available at all locations. #J-18808-Ljbffr KREMPEL GmbH