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Huntsville, AL
Secret Polygraph Unspecified
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Job Description
Join our missile defense targets team as a senior production engineer. You will verify that missile flight hardware and propulsion systems are designed, built, integrated and tested to baseline, holding prime contractors to AIAA S-113 and its relatives (AIAA S-114, S-080/081, SMC-S-016, AFSPCMAN 91-710).
What You Will Do
• Check prime contractor drawings, designs, assembly records and manufacturing steps against the approved baseline and flight-worthiness rules
• Use AIAA S-113 and related standards to assess pressure vessels, propulsion, ordnance, explosives and pyrotechnic separation hardware from design through production
• Take part in baseline reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR, FRR) and confirm objective evidence before integration and flight test
• Evaluate Material Review Board (MRB) dispositions, deviations and waivers, and oversee Failure Review Boards (FRBs) through root cause and corrective action
• Review and approve qualification and acceptance test procedures and results, and witness critical tests on site
• Lead supplier IPT meetings to hold schedule, track deliverables and resolve technical issues fast
Required Qualifications
• 7+ years supporting missile defense or other large, complex DoD programs
• Hands-on use of AIAA S-113 or a close equivalent (AIAA S-114, SMC-S-016, NASA-STD-8739, TOR or AFSPCMAN standards)
• Reads technical drawings, schematics, ECOs/ECPs and work instructions to verify build integrity
• Strong technical writing and presentation, including defending assessments to government leadership and contractors
• Bachelor of Science in a STEM field; aerospace, mechanical or electrical engineering strongly preferred
• Active DoD Secret clearance
• Onsite in Huntsville, AL
Preferred Qualifications
• Missile defense program support, such as targets, GMD, THAAD or Aegis BMD
• Hands-on evaluation of solid rocket motors, initiation systems, EEDs, pyrotechnics or high-reliability electro-mechanical hardware
What You Will Do
• Check prime contractor drawings, designs, assembly records and manufacturing steps against the approved baseline and flight-worthiness rules
• Use AIAA S-113 and related standards to assess pressure vessels, propulsion, ordnance, explosives and pyrotechnic separation hardware from design through production
• Take part in baseline reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR, FRR) and confirm objective evidence before integration and flight test
• Evaluate Material Review Board (MRB) dispositions, deviations and waivers, and oversee Failure Review Boards (FRBs) through root cause and corrective action
• Review and approve qualification and acceptance test procedures and results, and witness critical tests on site
• Lead supplier IPT meetings to hold schedule, track deliverables and resolve technical issues fast
Required Qualifications
• 7+ years supporting missile defense or other large, complex DoD programs
• Hands-on use of AIAA S-113 or a close equivalent (AIAA S-114, SMC-S-016, NASA-STD-8739, TOR or AFSPCMAN standards)
• Reads technical drawings, schematics, ECOs/ECPs and work instructions to verify build integrity
• Strong technical writing and presentation, including defending assessments to government leadership and contractors
• Bachelor of Science in a STEM field; aerospace, mechanical or electrical engineering strongly preferred
• Active DoD Secret clearance
• Onsite in Huntsville, AL
Preferred Qualifications
• Missile defense program support, such as targets, GMD, THAAD or Aegis BMD
• Hands-on evaluation of solid rocket motors, initiation systems, EEDs, pyrotechnics or high-reliability electro-mechanical hardware
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