Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer (Job ID:4050)

Valkyrie Enterprises • Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer Contingent upon prime contractor approval Purpose: Valkyrie Enterprises has a need for a Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer in Huntsville, AL. In this role you will get to 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 You may also be called upon to support component failure investigations and review boards Job Description: 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 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

Requirements

• Must have a Bachelor’s in STEM field with 20+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program / project or a Masters in STEM field with 12+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program / project.
• Must have working knowledge of Range Safety Requirements, such as RCC-319 Flight Termination Commonality Standard and RCC-324 Global Positioning and Inertial Measurements Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality Standard.
• Must have familiarity with missile flight safety analysis and analysis products.
• Must be proficient in Range Tracking Systems (inertial measurement, GPS, C-band tracking.
• Must be able to work independently and/or lead teams to analyze and resolve problems.
• Must be able to work in a dynamic environment and have the individual flexibility to work multiple actions simultaneously and resolve time sensitive issues.
• Must have strong communication skills to include oral, written and briefing.
• Must be able to travel in support of mission build up and flight activities.
• Must have an Active DoD Secret Security clearance, and the ability to maintain clearance.
• If position requires travel by domestic flight or access to secure federal facilities/military bases, candidate must be able to obtain (by start of position) and maintain appropriate identification credentials, such as REAL ID.

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
• 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
• 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

Benefits

• Valkyrie strictly adheres to a policy of equal employment opportunity.
• Valkyrie Enterprises provides a variety of benefits to eligible employees to support your best health, wellness, and future, to include medical/dental/vision options, company paid life and disability insurances, 401k with match, education reimbursement, as well as company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees