Senior Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI)

Huntsville (AL)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency's Targets and Countermeasures Engineering Directorate.

You will provide critical engineering expertise for the flight termination systems used across launch and reentry vehicles. Responsibilities include serving as Range Safety expert during flight tests and reviews, guiding requirements development, and conducting technical surveillance of FTS

Qualifications

Active DoD Secret clearance is required.
Experience with flight termination systems and ordnance systems is required.
Knowledge of RCC-319 (Flight Termination Commonality Standard) and RCC-324 (Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality Standard) is essential.
Experience with range tracking architectures (GPS, IMU, C-band) is preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as Range Safety expert during flight tests and flight termination testing.
Provide oversight of requirements development, allocation and verification for Target system FTS products.
Conduct technical surveillance across FTS hardware and software development, qualification, and integration.
Author technical reports detailing system status and recommendations.
Represent government stakeholders in working groups and design reviews.