Principal Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer

Telesis Research LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Telesis Research LLC in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Principal-level specialist to lead flight termination and ordnance system efforts within DoD missile defense programs. This on-site role requires active DoD Secret clearance and the ability to travel for mission deployments.

The ideal candidate has a Master’s with 12+ years or a Bachelor’s with 20+ years of experience, deep knowledge of RCC-319 and RCC-324, and a track record supporting large-scale defense programs.

Qualifications

• Master's degree with 12+ years of experience in missile defense or large DoD programs.
• Bachelor's degree with 20+ years of experience in missile defense or large DoD programs.
• Active DoD Secret clearance required.
• Experience with RCC-319 Flight Termination Commonality Standard and RCC-324 Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality Standard.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Range Safety expert during flight tests and testing.
• Provide oversight of requirements development, allocation and verification for target system FTS products.
• Conduct technical surveillance across FTS hardware/software development, qualification, acceptance, integration, and checkout.
• Author technical reports detailing system status, findings, and recommendations.
• Represent government stakeholder interests in design reviews and formal forums.

Skills

Flight termination systems

Ordnance systems

Range safety

Technical briefing

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Telesis Research LLC in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Principal-level specialist to lead flight termination and ordnance system efforts within DoD missile defense programs. This on-site role requires active DoD Secret clearance and the ability to travel for mission deployments.

The ideal candidate has a Master’s with 12+ years or a Bachelor’s with 20+ years of experience, deep knowledge of RCC-319 and RCC-324, and a track record supporting large-scale defense programs.