Flight Termination Systems Engineer — Range Safety Expert

Valkyrie Enterprises Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision options

401k with match

Education reimbursement

Paid holidays

Job summary

Valkyrie Enterprises in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency. You will act as the Range Safety expert for flight tests, develop and verify requirements for target system FTS products, and oversee autonomous flight termination systems.

You will conduct technical surveillance across hardware/software, prepare reports, and represent government stakeholders in reviews.

Qualifications

• Must have a Master’s degree with at least 12 years of experience, or a bachelor’s degree with 20+ years of experience, supporting missile defense or large‑scale, complex DoD programs.
• Must have demonstrated background in flight termination systems and ordnance systems.
• Must have proficient in-flight safety analysis products, specifically RCC-319 (Flight Termination Commonality Standard) and RCC-324 (Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality Standard).
• Must have working knowledge of range tracking architectures, including GPS, Inertial Measurement Units (IMU), and C-band tracking.
• Must have strong written and verbal briefing skills; willingness and ability to travel for mission deployments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Range Safety expert on behalf of the Targets Program office during flight tests, Range Safety Working Groups, and flight termination testing.
• Supply 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.

Skills

Flight termination systems

Range safety

Missile defense

Briefing skills

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

RCC-319

RCC-324

GPS

IMU

C-band tracking

Job description

Valkyrie Enterprises in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency. You will act as the Range Safety expert for flight tests, develop and verify requirements for target system FTS products, and oversee autonomous flight termination systems.

You will conduct technical surveillance across hardware/software, prepare reports, and represent government stakeholders in reviews.