Senior Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer

Valkyrie Enterprises Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Valkyrie Enterprises Inc. in Huntsville, AL seeks a Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer to support MDA. The role focuses on flight termination systems for launch and reentry vehicles, serving as Range Safety expert in tests and working groups.

You will oversee requirements, perform system surveillance, and author technical reports while traveling for deployments as needed. Contingent on prime contractor approval.

Qualifications

• Requires advanced degree with extensive DoD program experience.
• Flight termination systems and ordnance systems background required.
• Experience with RCC-319 and RCC-324 standards expected.
• Knowledge of range tracking architectures (GPS/IMU/C-band) required.
• Strong briefing skills and ability to travel for deployments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Range Safety expert during tests and reviews.
• Oversee requirements development and verification for FTS products.
• Perform surveillance of FTS hardware/software through lifecycle stages.
• Prepare technical reports with status, findings and recommendations.
• Represent stakeholder interests in technical forums and reviews.

Skills

Flight termination expertise

Ordnance systems knowledge

Briefing and communication

Willingness to travel

Education

Master's degree + 12+ yrs missile defense

Bachelor's degree + 20+ yrs missile defense

Tools

RCC-319 standard

RCC-324 standard

GPS

IMU

C-band tracking

Job description

Valkyrie Enterprises Inc. in Huntsville, AL seeks a Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer to support MDA. The role focuses on flight termination systems for launch and reentry vehicles, serving as Range Safety expert in tests and working groups.

You will oversee requirements, perform system surveillance, and author technical reports while traveling for deployments as needed. Contingent on prime contractor approval.