Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI); Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) seeks a highly skilled Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency.

You will provide critical engineering for flight termination systems used on launch and reentry vehicles, and lead technical integration across hardware and software domains. Key responsibilities include acting as Range Safety expert, overseeing requirements for FTS products, and authoring formal reports and recommendations.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with 12+ years of experience or Bachelor’s degree with 20+ years of experience.
• Active DoD Secret clearance required.
• Experience with flight termination systems and ordnance systems.
• Knowledge of RCC-319 and RCC-324 standards.
• Willingness to travel for mission deployments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Range Safety expert during flight tests and reviews.
• Oversee requirements development, allocation, and verification for FTS products.
• Conduct technical surveillance of FTS hardware and software development.
• Author technical reports detailing status and recommendations.
• Represent stakeholder interests in working groups and design reviews.

Skills

Flight termination expertise

Ordnance systems

Briefing & communication

Travel readiness

Security clearance (DoD Secret)

Education

Master’s degree in a STEM field

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related

Tools

RCC-319

RCC-324

GPS

IMU

C-band tracking

Job description

MTSI is seeking a highly skilled Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Targets and Countermeasures Engineering Directorate. In this role, you will provide critical engineering expertise for the flight terminations systems (FTS) used across launch and reentry vehicles.

Job Responsibilities

• 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.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated background in flight termination systems and ordnance systems.
• Master’s degree with 12+ years of experience or Bachelor’s degree with 20+ years of experience
• Active DoD Secret clearance
• Proficient in flight safety analysis products, specifically RCC-319 (Flight Termination Commonality Standard) and RCC-324 (Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality Standard).
• Working knowledge of range tracking architectures, including GPS, Inertial Measurement Units (IMU), and C-band tracking
• Strong written and verbal briefing skills; willingness and ability to travel for mission deployments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in STEM discipline
• 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.