Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer

Banner-Defense,-Inc.-; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Defense in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency's Targets and Countermeasures Engineering Directorate. You will provide critical expertise for flight termination systems across launch and reentry vehicles.

You bring 20+ years in missile defense or DoD programs, and hold an active DoD Secret clearance. You will lead safety analyses, oversee requirements, and coordinate testing and design reviews.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret security clearance and U.S. citizenship.
• 20+ years in missile defense or large-scale DoD programs.
• Experience with RCC-319 and RCC-324 flight safety standards.
• Experience with flight termination systems and ordnance.
• Strong written and verbal briefing skills.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Flight termination systems

Range safety analysis

DoD programs

RF systems knowledge

GPS/IMU tracking

Briefing skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Master's degree in relevant field

Job description

Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer

Huntsville, AL | Active Secret Clearance

Your expertise. Our nation's defense.

At Banner Defense, you're more than a name on a contract. As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, we know what it means to serve, and we build our team around people who take pride in protecting those who protect us. Here, your work directly supports the warfighter, your voice is heard, and your growth matters.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Banner Defense is in search of 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 termination systems (FTS) used across launch and reentry vehicles.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• 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.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Bachelor's degree and 20+ years of experience supporting missile defense or large-scale, complex DoD programs OR


• Master's degree and 12+ years of experience supporting missile defense or large-scale, complex DoD programs


• Active DoD Secret security clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship


• Demonstrated background in flight termination systems and ordnance systems


• 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.

PREFERENCE IF YOU HAVE

• 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.

SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) EMPLOYER

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.