Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer (Job ID:4280)

Valkyrie•Huntsville, AL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Valkyrie Enterprises has a need for a Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer in Huntsville, AL. In this role, you will support the MDA Targets and Countermeasures Engineering Directorate, providing assistance 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s in STEM field with 20+ years or a Masters in STEM field with 12+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoW program / project.
Able to work independently and/or lead teams to analyze and resolve problems.
Working knowledge of Range Safety Requirements.
Familiarity with flight safety analysis and analysis products.
Proficient 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.
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.
Active Secret Security clearance, and the ability to maintain clearance.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Serve as Range Safety expert on behalf of the Targets Program office during Flight tests, Range Safety Working Groups, and functionality testing.
Conduct 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.
Deliver 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.