Range Safety Engineer

KODA Technologies Inc.

$100K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree with 12+ years in missile defense/complex DoD programs or Bachelor's degree with 20+ years of relevant experience
  • Active DoD Secret clearance
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and lead teams in problem analysis and resolution
  • Solid understanding of Range Safety Requirements and flight safety analysis techniques
  • Proficiency with range tracking systems including inertial measurement, GPS, and C-band tracking
  • Familiarity with RCC-319 and RCC-324 standards for flight termination and range safety tracking systems
  • Strong oral, written, and briefing communication skills with capability to manage multiple time-sensitive tasks

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the Range Safety expert during flight tests, working groups, and functionality testing sessions
  • Oversee development, allocation, and verification of range safety and flight termination system requirements
  • Direct the acceptance, qualification, integration, and checkout for GFE and CFE hardware and software
  • Generate summary and detailed reports documenting test status, findings, and recommendations
  • Represent customer interests in working groups, forums, and technical interchange meetings

Benefits

  • Work for a people-first company recognized as a Best Place to Work and Great Place to Work
  • Be part of a company awarded Best Place for Working Parents
  • Enjoy excellent benefits and a commitment to professional growth
  • Participate in the KODA Cares community program
  • Engage in challenging, national-priority defense and space projects within a dynamic small-business environment
Full Job Description
Range Safety Engineer

Company Overview:

KODA is a people-first company recognized as a six-time winner of Huntsville's Best Places to Work® Award, certified as a Great Place to Work®, and a Best Place for Working Parents®. KODA is a small business focused on solving complex engineering problems on national-priority projects in domains such as missile defense, hypersonics, DOD space, and civil space.

Our expertise spans Radar and Missile Development, Multi-Domain Operations, Flight and Ground Test Planning and Execution, Tactical Data Link Testing, Test Range Instrumentation, Systems Engineering and Integration, Model and Simulation Development, and Digital Engineering/Model-Based Systems Engineering.

The name KODA, a Native American word meaning 'allies', embodies our dedication to our customers and each other. Trust and integrity guide us in all we do. We prioritize our people, support national-priority missions, and give back to our community through the KODA Cares program. We offer competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and a commitment to professional growth. Join us and learn more at .

Position Overview:

KODA Technologies is seeking a Range Safety Engineer to support the MDA Targets and Countermeasures Engineering Directorate. The selected candidate will provide assistance across the targets portfolio with flight termination system and range safety requirements development and verification, GFE and CFE hardware and software development, acceptance, qualification, integration, and checkout. You may also be called upon to support component failure investigations and review boards.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Serve as Range Safety expert on behalf of the Targets Program office during Flight tests, Range Safety Working Groups, and functionality testing
  • Provide oversight of requirements development and allocation and verification for targets flight termination system products, including autonomous flight termination systems, and associated range safety Performance and/or oversight of GFE and CFE hardware and software development, acceptance, qualification, integration, and checkout
  • Provide summary and detailed level reports as necessary to document status, findings, and recommendations
  • Represent the interests of the customer in Working Groups, forums, and Technical Interchange Meetings

Qualifications:
  • Master's degree and 12+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program or a Bachelor's degree and 20+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program
  • Ability to work independently and/or lead teams to analyze and resolve problems
  • Working knowledge of Range Safety Requirements
  • Familiarity with flight safety analysis and analysis products
  • Proficiency in Range Tracking Systems (inertial measurement, GPS, C-band tracking)
  • Proficiency with RCC-319 Flight Termination Commonality Standard and RCC-324 Global Positioning and Inertial Measurements Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality Standard
  • Must be able to work in a dynamic environment and have the individual flexibility to work multiple actions simultaneously and resolve time-sensitive issues
  • Strong oral, written, and briefing communication skills

Desired Skills:
  • Familiarity with autonomous flight termination systems
  • Flight Test Range Safety experience
  • Background in batteries, RF systems, ordnance and ordnance devices, antennas.
  • 10 + years of experience in defense and aerospace

Clearance: Active DoD Secret clearance

KODA Technologies Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

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