Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer

Canvas; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Canvas is seeking a highly experienced Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer to support the MDA Targets and Countermeasures Engineering Directorate. You will contribute to flight termination system requirements development and verification, and oversee hardware/software development, integration, and checkout across GFE and CFE assets.

The role requires mastery of range safety standards, extensive DoD program exposure, and leadership of cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Master's degree with 12+ years missile defense or large DoD program experience, or Bachelor's with 20+ years in missile defense/large DoD programs.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Works independently and/or leads teams to analyze and resolve problems.
• Working knowledge of Range Safety Requirements.
• Familiarity with flight safety analysis and analysis products.
• Proficiency in Range Tracking Systems (inertial measurement, GPS, C-band tracking).
• Proficiency with RCC-319 Flight Termination Commonality Standard and RCC-324 Global Positioning and Inertial Measurements Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality Standard.
• Able to work in a dynamic environment and manage multiple actions and time-sensitive issues.
• Strong communication skills, including oral, written, and briefing.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Range Safety expert during flight tests and safety working groups.
• Oversee requirements development, allocation, and verification for flight termination system products, including autonomous termination systems and related hardware/software development, acceptance, qualification, integration, and checkout.
• Provide summary and detailed reports documenting status, findings, and recommendations.
• Represent customer interests in Working Groups, forums, and Technical Interchange Meetings.

Skills

Range safety

Flight termination

DoD program

Secret clearance

Requirements verification

Systems integration

Technical reporting

Strong communication

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

RCC-319 Flight Termination Standard

RCC-324 GPS/IM range safety standard

Job description

Canvas is looking for a talented Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer to join our team! In this role you will get to support the MDA Targets and Countermeasures Engineering Directorate providing assistance across the targets portfolio with flight termination system and range safety requirements development and verification, GFE and CFE hardware and software development, acceptance, qualification, integration, and checkout.

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 functionality testing.
• Provide oversight of requirements development and allocation and verification for targets flight termination system products, including autonomous flight termination systems, and associated range safety Performance and/or oversight of GFE and CFE hardware and software development, acceptance, qualification, integration, and checkout.
• Provide summary and detailed level reports as necessary to document status, findings, and recommendations.
• Represent the interests of the customer in Working Groups, forums, and Technical Interchange Meetings.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Master's degree and 12+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program or a Bachelor's degree and 20+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Works independently and/or leads teams to analyze and resolve problems.
• Working knowledge of Range Safety Requirements.
• Familiarity with flight safety analysis and analysis products.
• Proficiency in Range Tracking Systems (inertial measurement, GPS, C-band tracking).
• Proficiency with RCC-319 Flight Termination Commonality Standard and RCC-324 Global Positioning and Inertial Measurements Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality Standard.
• Must be able to work in a dynamic environment and have the individual flexibility to work multiple actions simultaneously and resolve time sensitive issues.
• Strong communication skills to include oral, written and briefing.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Highly Desired - Familiarity with autonomous flight termination systems
• Flight Test Range Safety experience.
• Background in batteries, RF systems, ordnance and ordnance devices, antennas.
• 10 + years of experience in defense and aerospace.

Clearance Required

Secret