Senior Ballistician

Job Description

Insight Global's client is looking for a Senior Ballistician. The Senior Ballistician will support the design, analysis, testing, and evaluation of next-generation solid rocket motor technologies. This role will provide ballistic and energetic analysis to inform motor design, manufacturing, testing, and performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform ballistic analysis to predict, validate, and improve solid rocket motor and propellant performance.
• Develop, refine, and validate computational methods and ballistic analysis tools.
• Analyze test data and use results to guide future designs.
• Support energetic material characterization, testing, and modeling.
• Support failure investigations, failure analysis, and production deviation resolution.
• Collaborate with systems, design, and manufacturing teams to meet performance and manufacturability requirements.
• Prepare and present technical results and program findings to internal, government, and commercial customers.

Salary range: $107,000- $134,000

Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field with 4+ years of experience in solid rocket motors, ballistics, or engineering design/analysis.
• Experience with energetics performance analysis, experimental design, and data analysis.
• Proficiency with CLWire, SPP, or similar ballistic analysis tools.
• Familiarity with control theory and its application to engineering problems.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, C++, Fortran, or similar programming languages.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills in a fast-paced development environment.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Master’s degree in a relevant technical discipline.
• Applied R&D and/or production support experience.
• Familiarity with combustion instability.
• Strong background in fluid mechanics and/or compressible flow.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].