Rocket Motor Production Specialist

Rocket Motor Production Specialist

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Were a small business making a big impact on national-priority missions in missile defense hypersonics DoD space and civil space. At KODA youll find:

• Competitive pay & great benefits
• Career growth & professional development
• A culture of trust integrity and teamwork

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Position Overview:

KODA Technologies is seeking a Rocket Motor Production Specialist to join our team! In this role you will support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Targets and Countermeasures Chief Engineers office. Your expertise will be applied across multiple programs to develop the next generation of reentry vehicles rocket motors and countermeasures in support of creating realistic test environments for the nations missile defense systems.

What Youll Be Doing:

• Provide expertise in support of numerous rocket motor launch vehicle systems from short to long-range class motors. These systems range from established systems with decades of heritage to new systems preparing for first flight events. The current focus for active programs will be solid rocket motors. Experience with liquid systems will be useful for future projects.
• Support the program office in tracking motor production plans and resolving production anomalies.
• Evaluate design manufacturing test and qualification programs for all aspects of a motor to include the case nozzle and propellant.
• Apply expertise in motor systems to evaluate thrust performance based on case and propellant design and make recommendations to senior leaders on trade-offs and capabilities.
• Provide an independent review of commercial launch systems capabilities and suitability for use in MDA flight test events.

What Required Skills Youll Bring:

• Masters degree in STEM with 12 years working on missile defense-related or other complex large DoD program
• Direct experience with manufacturing aspects of rocket motor components. Strong preference for solid rocket motors and motors for use in short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) and larger vehicles.
• Experience with Stress Loads and Structures analysis
• Experience with propellant grain manufacturing and characterization
• Familiarity with ground test operations related to motor firings
• Knowledge of metal and composite materials common to Rocket motor design
• Finite Element Analysis and Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Familiarity with MDA and/or DoD programs and processes

What desired skills youll bring:

• MDA/DoD experience and familiarity with the Missile Defense System
• Familiarity with MDA flight test targets and threats
• Experience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) tools
• Experience with explosive systems on space and launch vehicles
• Familiarity with aging and surveillance programs for rocket motors
• Familiarity with small ordnance testing (LSC pyrovalves etc)
• Experience with AIAA-S-113

Clearance: Active Secret Clearance is required/US Citizenship is required

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