Flight Systems Engineer: Missile Payload Integration Expert

JRC Careers; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Exceptional employee benefits program

Opportunities for professional growth

Job summary

JRC Careers in the United States seeks a Flight Systems Engineer to deliver end-to-end integration of warhead and payload for a DoD missile MDAP. You will lead HWIL/SWIL verification, define ICDs and interface specs, and coordinate with government and industry partners across safety, performance, and schedule.

Expect 50% travel and a role that influences risk, cost, and technical trade-offs. Applicants should have a BS in Engineering and 7+ years defense systems experience, with TS/SCI

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, Systems, or related).
• Minimum 7 years of defense-related systems engineering on missile/aerospace MDAPs.
• Experience with payload integration, flight system to payload interface definitions, HWIL/SWIL verification.
• Experience in missile systems design, integration, and verification.
• Proficiency in ICDs, functional specs, and requirements traceability matrices.
• Active Top Secret clearance; SCI eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a critical technical contributor reporting to the LOC Missile System Integration Section Head on payload design, manufacturing and integration efforts.
• Support command efforts to ensure compliance with Nuclear Weapons System Surety and Safety requirements.
• Co-Lead and support the development, issuance and maintenance of the Flight System to Payload ICD and related specifications.
• Plan and execute flight system to payload integration activities with clear handoffs between work streams.
• Lead HWIL and SWIL verification; define test procedures and analyze results.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks/opportunities for the payload interface.
• Provide input to ERBs, TRMBs, and CCBs as payload interface SME.
• Contribute payload interface content to SEP, MAP, and TEMP.
• Assist in oversight of Integration and Test for LOC missile hardware, data collection, and post-test analysis.
• Prepare and present payload integration status for major reviews.

Skills

Payload integration

HWIL/SWIL verification

Systems engineering

Stakeholder communication

Clearance: TS/SCI eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

JRC Careers in the United States seeks a Flight Systems Engineer to deliver end-to-end integration of warhead and payload for a DoD missile MDAP. You will lead HWIL/SWIL verification, define ICDs and interface specs, and coordinate with government and industry partners across safety, performance, and schedule.

Expect 50% travel and a role that influences risk, cost, and technical trade-offs. Applicants should have a BS in Engineering and 7+ years defense systems experience, with TS/SCI