Range Safety and Flight Termination Engineer

Banner Defense, Inc.

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About The Position

Banner Defense is in search of a Range Safety and Flight Termination Engineer to join our team! In this role you will get to support the MDA Targets and Countermeasures Engineering Directorate aiding 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.

Requirements

• Masters in STEM field with 12+ years' experience working on missile defense-related or other DoD program / project OR
• Bachelors in STEM field with 20+ years' experience working on missile defense-related or other DoD program / project
• Active Secret Clearance
• Works independently and/or leads teams to analyze and resolve problems
• Working knowledge of Range Safety Requirements
• Familiarity with missile 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 individual flexibility to work multiple actions simultaneously and resolve time-sensitive issues
• Strong communication skills to include oral, written, and briefings

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with autonomous flight termination systems is highly desired
• Flight Test Range Safety experience
• Background in batteries, RF systems, ordnance and ordnance devices, and antennas
• 10+ years of experience in defense and aerospace

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level