Rocket Motor Production Specialist

Torch Technologies, Inc.•Huntsville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Torch Technologies Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee-owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of War. As one of the nation’s top 100 defense companies, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: “Lighting the Pathway of Freedom”. And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us! Torch is looking for a Rocket Motor Production Specialist to join our team! This role will support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Targets and Countermeasures Chief Engineer office. Your expertise will be applied across multiple programs developing the next generation of reentry vehicles, rocket motors, and counter measures in support of creating realistic test environments for the nation’s missile defense systems. As a Rocket Motor Production Specialist your duties will include the following, but are not limited to: Provide expertise in support of numerous rocket motor launch vehicle systems from short to long range class motors. These systems range from established systems with decades of heritage to new systems preparing for first flight events. Current focus for active programs will be solid rocket motors. Experience with liquid systems will be of use for possible future projects. Support program office in tracking motor production plans and resolving production anomalies. Evaluate design, manufacturing, test, and qualification programs for all aspects of a motor, to include the case, nozzle, and propellent. Apply expertise in motor systems to evaluate thrust performance based on case and propellent design and make recommendations to senior leaders on trade-offs and capabilities. Provide independent review of commercial launch systems capabilities and suitability for use for MDA flight test events.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship
Masters degree in STEM with 12+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program
Active Secret Security Clearance
Direct experience with manufacturing aspects of rocket motor components. Strong preference forsolid rocket motors and motors for use in short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) and larger vehicles.
Experience with Stress, Loads, and Structures analysis
Experience with propellent grain manufacturing and characterization
Familiarity with ground test operations related to motor firings
Knowledge of metal and composite materials common to Rocket motor design
Finite Element Analysis and Computational Fluid Dynamics
Familiarity with MDA and/or DoD programs and processes

Nice To Haves

MDA/DoD experience and familiarity with the Missile Defense System
Familiarity with MDA flight test targets and threats
Experience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) tools
Experience with explosive systems on space and launch vehicles
Familiarity with aging and surveillance programs for rocket motors
Familiarity with small ordnance testing (LSC, pyrovalves, etc)
Experience with AIAA-S-113

Responsibilities

Provide expertise in support of numerous rocket motor launch vehicle systems from short to long range class motors.
Support program office in tracking motor production plans and resolving production anomalies.
Evaluate design, manufacturing, test, and qualification programs for all aspects of a motor, to include the case, nozzle, and propellent.
Apply expertise in motor systems to evaluate thrust performance based on case and propellent design and make recommendations to senior leaders on trade-offs and capabilities.
Provide independent review of commercial launch systems capabilities and suitability for use for MDA flight test events.