MDA Range Safety & Flight Termination Analyst/Engineer

Position 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 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.

Position Required

• 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.
• Active Secret clearance.
• 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.

Position Desired

• Hightly 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.

Benefits

Competitive pay and benefits, including PTO and company matched 401k. Development opportunities through comprehensive training suite. Opportunities to engage with the community through volunteering.