Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer

Avion Solutions, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Avion Solutions Inc. is seeking a Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency in Huntsville, AL. The role focuses on serving as the Range Safety expert during flight tests and termination testing, overseeing requirements for target system FTS products, and authoring formal technical reports.

Travel to mission deployments is expected; U.S. citizenship and DoD clearance eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• Must possess a Master’s degree in a STEM field with substantial experience.
• Strong background in flight termination systems and ordnance systems.
• Proficiency with RCC-319 and RCC-324 standards for flight safety tracking.
• Working knowledge of range tracking architectures including GPS, IMU, and C-band tracking.
• Excellent written and verbal briefing skills; willingness to travel for deployments.
• U.S. citizen with ability to obtain/maintain DoD clearance; travel up to 35%.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Range Safety expert for tests, working groups, and flight termination testing.
• Oversee requirements development, allocation, and verification for FTS products.
• Conduct technical surveillance across FTS hardware/software lifecycle stages.
• Author technical reports detailing status, findings, and recommendations.
• Represent government stakeholders in design reviews and customer forums.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

RCC-319

RCC-324

GPS tracking

IMU

C-band tracking

Job description

Avion Solutions Inc., a 100% employee-owned company, is seeking candidates for a Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency. This position is located in Huntsville, AL.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• 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.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

• Master's degree in STEM with 12+ years of experience.
• 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.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and have the ability to obtain/maintain a DoW security clearance.
• Must be able to travel up to 35% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.

Equal Opportunity:

Avion Solutions, Inc. reaffirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. Avion Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA-governed Federal Contractor that affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities. Avion Solutions, Inc. provides all employees and job applicants equal employment opportunities in hiring and promotion without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, national origin, or any other reason prohibited by law.