Range Safety and Flight Termination Engineer

Chenega MIOS$110K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree with 12+ years of experience OR Bachelor’s degree with 20+ years of experience in missile defense or large-scale DoD programs.
  • Proven experience with flight termination systems and ordnance systems.
  • Active DoD Secret clearance required.
  • Successful completion of background and drug screening necessary.
  • Direct experience with Autonomous Flight Termination Systems (AFTS) is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a Range Safety expert during flight tests and related working groups.
  • Oversee development, allocation, and verification of flight termination systems requirements.
  • Conduct technical surveillance across FTS hardware and software processes.
  • Author detailed technical reports on system status and findings.
  • Represent stakeholder interests at technical forums and design reviews.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package tailored to team member needs.
  • Focus on continuous professional development and skill enhancement.
  • Supportive company culture that recognizes individual uniqueness.
  • Well-being programs promoting health and work-life balance.
  • Opportunities for community impact through corporate citizenship initiatives.
Full Job Description
Overview

Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer

 

Redstone Arsenal, AL 

 

Venturi, LLC, a Chenega Company, has an exciting career opportunity for a Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer who will support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Targets and Countermeasures Engineering Directorate. This individual will provide critical engineering expertise for the flight termination systems (FTS) used across launch and reentry vehicles.

Responsibilities
  • Serve as Range Safety expert on behalf of the Targets Program office during flight tests, Range Safety Working Groups, and flight termination testing.
  • Provide oversight of requirements development, allocation, and verification for target system FTS products, including autonomous flight termination systems.
  • Conduct technical surveillance across FTS hardware and software development, qualification, acceptance, integration, and final checkout.
  • Author technical reports detailing system status, analytical findings, and formal recommendations.
  • Represent government stakeholder interests in technical working groups, customer forums, and formal design reviews.
  • Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
  • Master’s degree with 12+ years of experience OR
  • Bachelor’s degree with 20+ years of experience, supporting missile defense or large-scale, complex DoD programs.
    • Demonstrated background in flight termination systems and ordnance systems.
  • Active DoD Secret clearance
  • Successfully pass background and drug screening

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Direct experience with Autonomous Flight Termination Systems (AFTS)
  • Hands-on flight test operations experience
  • Technical background in RF systems, antennas, batteries, and ordnance devices
  • 10 + years of experience in defense and aerospace

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Proficient in in-flight safety analysis products, specifically RCC-319 (Flight Termination Commonality Standard) and RCC-324 (Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality Standard).
  • Working knowledge of range tracking architectures, including GPS, Inertial Measurement Units (IMU), and C-band tracking
  • Strong written and verbal briefing skills; willingness and ability to travel for mission deployments.

 

How you’ll grow  

At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn.  

  

We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.  

  

Benefits  

At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.  

Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.  

  

Chenega MIOS’s culture  

Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.  

  

Corporate citizenship  

Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.  

Learn more about Chenega’s impact on the world.  

Chenega MIOS News- https://chenegamios.com/news/  

  

Tips from your Talent Acquisition Team  

We want job seekers exploring opportunities at Chenega MIOS to feel prepared and confident. To help you with your research, we suggest you review the following links:  

Chenega MIOS web site - www.chenegamios.com  

Glassdoor - https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Chenega-MIOS-EI_IE369514.11,23.htm  

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1472684/  

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