Flight Safety Engineer

Corvid-Technologies-LL; Waimea (HI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Medical Insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Career Development Opportunities

Company provided life, long-term and short-term disability insurance

Job summary

Corvid Technologies is seeking a Flight Safety Analyst to work at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii. The role includes analyzing trajectory data, developing models for missile systems, and managing flight safety data requirements.

A Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering or similar is required, along with proficiency in Python, MATLAB, and a Secret Clearance. Corvid offers a flexible work environment, competitive pay, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Candidate must be a US Citizen and be able to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.
• Proficiency with probability and statistics, data processing and data analysis using software on large data sets.
• Familiarity with RCC standards 321 and 319.

Responsibilities

• Work with vehicle provider to produce flight safety data requirements.
• Analyze Monte-Carlo trajectory data sets to determine worst-case performance metrics.
• Develop models for tactical missiles and live targets on high-performance computing systems.
• Compute probabilistic mission risk in accordance with Range Commander's Council standards.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering or similar STEM discipline

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Trajectory Analysis and Optimization Software (TAOS)

Linux

Job description

Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), located in Kauai, HI, is the world's largest instrumented test range, and aims to provide a safe environment for live-fire testing of long-range missiles, ballistic missile targets, missile defense systems, and hypersonic weapons. The flight safety office at PMRF has the responsibility to analyze worst-case hazards, failure modes and effects of these systems, develop flight safety boundaries for test events, compute probabilistic risk to the general public and mission participants, determine hazard areas for public notification, and support safe execution of live-fire test events.

The Flight Safety Analyst in this role will be embedded with government personnel throughout this analytically and computationally intensive process. The successful candidate will be able to independently manage workload, validate results, integrate various studies into comprehensive analysis, and articulate key takeaways to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with vehicle provider to produce flight safety data requirements & delivery timelines
• Work with PMRF government personnel to analyze Monte-Carlo trajectory data sets and determine worst-case performance metrics
• Develop worst-case turn trajectory models for tactical missiles and live targets; implement models on DoD high performance computing systems to produce worst-case turn data sets
• Determine failure probabilities and end vehicle effects for weapons systems and targets
• Develop and validate mission rules (e.g., geographic boundaries, performance limits, failure thresholds) to bound off-nominal vehicle maneuvers prior to live-fire events
• Assess and propagate vehicle breakup debris, including both ballistic and lifting aerodynamic fragments
• Compute probabilistic mission risk in accordance with Range Commander's Council (RCC) and PMRF installation standards
• Produce virtual training scenarios for government Missile Flight Safety Officers (MFSOs)
• Act as Assistant Missile Flight Safety Officer (MFSO) on console during flight tests

Qualifications

• Candidate must be a US Citizen and be able to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance
• Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering (or similar STEM discipline) is required
• Proficiency with probability and statistics, data processing and data analysis using standard software (Python, MATLAB, etc.) on large data sets

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with trajectory analysis using Trajectory Analysis and Optimization Software (TAOS) or similar
• Proficiency with Linux environment, including shell commands and shell scripting
• Proficiency running CFD applications on high-performance computing clusters, including job submission and resource optimization
• Familiarity with RCC standards 321 and 319
• Familiarity with automated flight safety systems, including use of Core Autonomous Safety Software (CASS)

About Corvid

Corvid Technologies is an engineering firm specializing in using high-fidelity, computational modeling and simulation to analyze, design and manufacture products for aerospace, DoD, and commercial customers. We offer a fast-paced and flexible work environment that encourages creativity and collaboration. Our team works on difficult, cutting-edge technical challenges using state-of-the-art technologies and resources.

Why Corvid

We value our employee-owners and in addition to providing challenging work opportunities and competitive pay, Corvid believes in providing a strong benefit package that provides value to our team members at all stages of their career.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan via our generous 401(k) Matching
• Medical Insurance via Blue Cross - including a PPO and High-Deductible offering (with company HSA contribution)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) based on years of industry experience (not tenure)
• Career Development and Continuing Education opportunities
• Company provided life, long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Incentive opportunities to reward strong performance and corporate growth
• Attractive corporate facilities that include Lake Norman access, outdoor activities (including grills) and more