Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer
telesisHuntsville (AL)
About the role
Requisition #: TLS-26-027 | Clearance: Active DoD Secret (US citizenship required) | Level: Principal | Experience: 20+ years | Education: Bachelor's (4-yr) | Work site: Redstone Arsenal - Huntsville, AL (on-site)
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
Required qualifications:
Technical expertise: demonstrated background in flight termination systems and ordnance systems
Education & experience:
Master's degree with 12+ years of experience, or a Bachelor's degree with 20+ years of experience, supporting missile defense or large-scale, complex DoD programs Security clearance: active DoD Secret clearance Standards: proficient in flight safety analysis products, specifically RCC-319 (Flight Termination Commonality Standard) and RCC-324 (Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality Standard)Tracking systems: working knowledge of range tracking architectures, including GPS, Inertial Measurement Units (IMU), and C-band tracking Communication & mobility: strong written and verbal briefing skills; willingness and ability to travel for mission deployments
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 Apply directly: https://jobs.gusto.com/postings/telesis-research-llc-range-safety-flight-termination-engineer-c88cdf27-6ebd-4294-bf2b-ffb8d4342d7a
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