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Aerospace & Defense, Engineering, Government Contracting

Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer

Huntsville, ALOnsiteFull TimePosted 1 month ago

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Required skills

  • STEM
  • flight termination systems
  • ordnance systems
  • flight safety analysis
  • RCC-319
  • RCC-324
  • range tracking architectures
  • GPS
  • IMU
  • C-band tracking

Nice to have

  • Autonomous Flight Termination Systems
  • AFTS
  • flight test operations
  • RF systems
  • antennas
  • batteries

Role summary

Avion Solutions Inc. is seeking a Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer for the Missile Defense Agency in Huntsville, AL. This role requires a Master's degree in STEM with 12+ years of experience, focusing on flight termination and ordnance systems, and proficiency in flight safety analysis products like RCC-319 and RCC-324. The engineer will provide expertise in range safety, oversee FTS product development, conduct technical surveillance, author reports, and represent government interests. Knowledge of range tracking architectures (GPS, IMU, C-band) is essential. Preferred qualifications include experience with Autonomous Flight Termination Systems (AFTS), flight test operations, and RF systems. The position requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a security clearance, with up to 35% travel.

Avion Solutions Inc., a 100% employee-owned company, is seeking candidates for a Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency. This position is located in Huntsville, AL.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

  • Master’s degree in STEM with 12+ years of experience.

  • Demonstrated background in flight termination systems and ordnance systems.

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

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

  • Strong written and verbal briefing skills; willingness and ability to travel for mission deployments.

  • Must be a U.S. citizen and have the ability to obtain/maintain a DoW security clearance.

  • Must be able to travel up to 35% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Direct experience with Autonomous Flight Termination Systems (AFTS)

  • Hands-on flight test operations experience.

  • Technical background in RF systems, antennas, batteries, and ordnance devices.

  • 10 + years of experience in defense and aerospace.

Equal Opportunity: Avion Solutions, Inc. reaffirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. Avion Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA-governed Federal Contractor that affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities. Avion Solutions, Inc. provides all employees and job applicants equal employment opportunities in hiring and promotion without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, national origin, or any other reason prohibited by law.

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