Range Safety Flight & Termination Engineer to support the
Missile Defense Agency (MDA). This position is located in Huntsville, AL.
Job Responsibilities/Duties:- 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 target 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.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Experience:- 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.
- Works independently and/or leads 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 communication skills to include oral, written, and briefing.
- Must be a U.S. citizen and have the ability to obtain/maintain a DoW security clearance.
- Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time.
Preferred Qualifications:- Highly Desired - 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.
Locations Huntsville, AL
