Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer

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Job Description:

Parsons is seeking a highly skilled Range Safety & 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 terminations systems (FTS) used across launch and reentry vehicles.

What You'll Be Doing:

• 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 Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Technical Expertise: Demonstrated background in flight termination systems and ordnance systems.

• Education & Experience: Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) or related field, or equivalent work experience that meets guidelines established for job. Master's Degree or equivalent, may be preferred at this level. 8+ years of related professional experience

• 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..

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• 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.

• 10 + years of experience in defense and aerospace.

• Direct experience with Autonomous Flight Termination Systems (AFTS)

• Hands-on flight test operations experience.

• Technical background in RF systems, antennas, batteries, and ordnance devices.

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Secret security clearance is required for this position.​This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.Salary Range: $112,200.00 - $196,400.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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