Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer

Job Description

Telesis 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.

Req: TLS-26-041 | Location: Huntsville, AL | Clearance: Secret | Level: Principal | Experience: 12+ years | Education: Master's

Key Responsibilities:

• 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 in STEM with 12+ years of 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.

Desired 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.
• RECRUITER NOTE: This requisition is targeted at the Engineer IV level; exceptional candidates without a Master's Degree and 20+ yrs experience may be considered at the Analyst IV level.

How to apply: Apply on LinkedIn or at telesisdefense.com/careers. U.S. citizenship and an active security clearance are required. Telesis is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.