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Banner Defense seeks a Range Safety and Flight Termination Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency’s Targets and Countermeasures Engineering Directorate. The engineer provides expertise for flight termination systems used across launch and reentry vehicles, representing government stakeholder interests in testing, working groups, and design reviews. The role requires an active Secret clearance and substantial experience supporting missile defense or complex DoD programs, with some additional capabilities preferred.
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Range Safety and Flight Termination Engineer Huntsville, AL | Active Secret Clearance Your expertise. Our nation's defense. At Banner Defense, you're more than a name on a contract. As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, we know what it means to serve, and we build our team around people who take pride in protecting those who protect us. Here, your work directly supports the warfighter, your voice is heard, and your growth matters. THE OPPORTUNITY Banner Defense is in search of a highly skilled Range Safety and Flight Termination Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Targets and Countermeasures Engineering Directorate. In this role, you will provide critical engineering expertise for the flight termination systems (FTS) used across launch and reentry vehicles. 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. WHAT YOU'LL BRING - Bachelor's degree and 20+ years of experience supporting missile defense or large-scale, complex DoD programs OR - Master's degree and 12+ years of experience supporting missile defense or large-scale, complex DoD programs - Active DoD Secret security clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship - 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. PREFERENCE IF YOU HAVE - 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ready to make your mark on the mission? APPLY TODAY!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) EMPLOYER Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website. https://bannerdefense1.applicantpro.com/jobs/4223477-1136860.html
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