Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer

ACQCENTRIC INC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ACQCENTRIC INC is seeking an experienced professional to provide critical engineering expertise for flight termination systems (FTS) used on launch and reentry vehicles. You will serve as Range Safety expert during flight tests, oversee requirements allocation, and conduct technical surveillance across FTS hardware and software development.

Ideal candidates hold a Master’s with 12+ years or a Bachelor’s with 20+ years in defense programs, and must possess an active DoD Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's with extensive DoD program experience.
• Expertise in flight termination and ordnance domains.
• Active DoD Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Range Safety expert on flight tests and working groups.
• Oversee requirements development and verification for FTS products.
• Conduct surveillance across hardware/software development and qualification.
• Author technical reports detailing status, findings, and recommendations.
• Represent government stakeholders in design reviews and forums.

Skills

Flight termination systems

Ordnance systems

Range Safety

System safety analysis

Travel willingness

Briefing skills

Education

Master’s degree with 12+ years of experience

Bachelor’s degree with 20+ years of experience

Tools

RCC-319 Flight Termination Standard

RCC-324 Range Safety Tracking Standard

Job description

Description

In this role, you will provide critical engineering expertise for the flight terminations systems (FTS) used across launch and reentry vehicles.

What You'll Be Doing:

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

Requirements

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Technical Expertise: Demonstrated background in flight termination systems and ordnance systems.
• Education & Experience: Master’s degree with 12+ years of experience, or a Bachelor’s degree with 20+ years of experience, supporting missile defense or large‑scale, complex DoD programs.
• Security Clearance: Active DoD Secret clearance
• Standards: Proficient in flight safety analysis products, specifically RCC-319 (Flight Termination Commonality Standard) and RCC-324 (Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality Standard).
• Tracking Systems: Working knowledge of range tracking architectures, including GPS, Inertial Measurement Units (IMU), and C-band tracking
• Communication & Mobility: Strong written and verbal briefing skills; willingness and ability to travel for mission deployments..

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Direct experience with Autonomous Flight Termination Systems (AFTS)
• Hands‑on flight test operations experience.
• Technical background in RF systems, antennas, batteries, and ordnance devices.
• 10 + years of experience in defense and aerospace.