Missile Flight Systems Engineer — Payload Integration Lead

JRC Integrated Systems; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Exceptional employee benefits program

Opportunity to contribute to high‑end;

Job summary

JRC Integrated Systems seeks a Flight Systems Engineer to lead end-to-end integration of warhead and payload for a DoD MDAP missile system. You will coordinate with Section Heads, ensure safety and surety, and drive interface definitions from ICDs through verification.

Travel ~50% is expected as you support test ranges, facilities, and reviews. A TS clearance and strong systems engineering background are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, Systems, or related discipline).
• Minimum 7 years of defense related systems engineering experience on missile or aerospace MDAPs.
• Demonstrated experience in payload integration, flight system to payload interface definition, and hardware/software verification (HWIL/SWIL).
• Demonstrated experience in missile systems design, integration, and verification.
• Proficiency in authoring and managing ICDs, functional specifications, and requirements traceability matrices.
• Strong communication skills and ability to interface with OSD, Service PAEs, and FFRDC stakeholders.
• Active Top Secret clearance (SCI eligibility required).

Responsibilities

• Serve as critical technical contributor reporting to the LOC Missile System Integration Section Head on all payload segment design, manufacturing, and integration efforts.
• Support command efforts to ensure compliance with Nuclear Weapons System Surety and Safety requirements.
• Co-Lead and support where appropriate the development, issuance, and maintenance of the Flight System to Payload Interface Control Document (ICD) and related functional specifications.
• Plan and execute flight system to payload integration activities, ensuring clear hand offs between payload and shipboard integration work streams.
• Lead hardware in the loop (HWIL) and software in the loop (SWIL) verification of the payload interface; define test procedures, success criteria, and analyze results.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate/enable technical risks/opportunities specific to the payload interface; track mitigation/enabling actions.
• Provide technical input to Engineering Review Boards (ERB), Technical Risk and Opportunities Management Boards (TRMB), and Configuration Control Boards (CCB) as the payload interface subject matter expert.
• Contribute payload interface content to the Systems Engineering Plan (SEP), Mission Assurance Plan, and Test & Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP).
• Assist in the oversight of Integration and Test efforts for the LOC missile inclusive of hardware, instrumentation, data-collection, post-test analysis, and ship-integration.
• Prepare and present payload integration status for major technical and programmatic LOC reviews.
• Advise and contribute on flight system cost/schedule/technical trade-offs, and its documentation.

Skills

Payload integration

Flight system to payload interface

HWIL/SWIL verification

Systems engineering

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, Systems)

Job description

JRC Integrated Systems seeks a Flight Systems Engineer to lead end-to-end integration of warhead and payload for a DoD MDAP missile system. You will coordinate with Section Heads, ensure safety and surety, and drive interface definitions from ICDs through verification.

Travel ~50% is expected as you support test ranges, facilities, and reviews. A TS clearance and strong systems engineering background are essential for success in this role.