Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer

About the role

Provide critical engineering expertise for the flight terminations systems (FTS) used across launch and reentry vehicles. 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

Master of Science or Master of Arts degree and 12+ years of experience supporting missile defense or large-scale, complex DoD programs. OR, a BA/BS degree from an accredited institution of higher learning and 20+ years of experience supporting missile defense or large-scale, complex DoD programs.

Active DoD Secret clearance

Technical Expertise: Demonstrated background in flight termination systems and ordnance systems. Standards: Proficient in flight safety analysis products, specifically RCC-319 (Flight Termination Commonality Standard) and RCC-324 (Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality Standard).

Tracking Systems: Working knowledge of range tracking architectures, including GPS, Inertial Measurement Units (IMU), and C-band tracking

Communication & Mobility: Strong written and verbal briefing skills; willingness and ability to travel for mission deployments.

Qualifications

Direct experience with Autonomous Flight Termination Systems (AFTS)

Hands-on flight test operations experience

Technical background in RF systems, antennas, batteries, and ordinance devices

10 + years of experience in defense and aerospace

Skills

Proficient in flight safety analysis products, specifically RCC-319 (Flight Termination Commonality Standard) and RCC-324 (Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality Standard).

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.

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