Launch Vehicle Ordnance Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Work with Program Chief engineer and Chief Product engineers to ensure timely and correct answers to data requests
• Compile weekly staff summaries and briefings
• Work with contractor teams to ensure qualification and flight test events are planned and executed correctly
• Future mission planning efforts to ensure target portfolios are ready to support flight test campaign needs
• Provide eyes on support for major test and flight events
• Manage ordnance pedigrees (e.g., LSCs) to develop collaborative solutions with stakeholders, and lead the review of ordnance reports to ensure mission success

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 7+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program
• US Citizen and possess a DoD Secret Security Clearance
• Experience working with ordnance systems on launch vehicles. Work should include design, production, and testing of systems as described in AIAA S113 or similar standard
• Familiarity with Targets and Countermeasures program office and/or MDA & DoD programs and processes
• Ability to clearly communicate complex ideas and produce and present clear, concise, well-organized, and audience-relevant presentations and documents
• Aptitude to review system engineering documentation to ensure specifications meet system needs and are accurate
• Capacity to work independently, as a team member, or leading teams/tasks

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Ordnance / destruct charges
• Familiarity with MDA and system engineering processes
• Familiarity with MDA configuration management tools and process