Flight Termination System Engineer (ONSITE)

JOB TITLE: Flight Termination System Engineer (ONSITE)
LOCATION: Mojave CA
SALARY: $00/year

We are a national aerospace and defense staffing agency seeking highly qualified candidates for a position with a top-tier client.

Job Details:

• Industry: Aerospace / Defense / Aviation

• Benefits: Medical dental and vision

• Openings Nationwide: Thousands of opportunities across the U.S.

Qualifying Questions:

• Are you a U.S. person as defined under ITAR regulations

• Do you meet the educational and experience requirements for this role

• Can you commute to the job location or relocate if necessary

Summary:

• Support development implementation and subsystem-level testing of FTS and AFSS

• Collaborate with range safety personnel to review and approve FTS and AFSS documentation

• Support design procurement and build of AFSS Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) systems

• Contribute to flight test planning for integrated missions (carrier aircraft pylon hypersonic vehicle)

• Develop FTS and AFSS technical requirements in coordination with range safety

• Contribute to range testing coordination

• Participate in design reviews throughout vehicle system development

• Evaluate risks and develop risk mitigation plans

• Provide regular updates to the Avionics Chief Engineer and FTS/AFSS PM (weekly/monthly)

• Support integration of complex aerospace systems

• Demonstrate honesty responsibility integrity and fulfillment of commitments

Requirements:

• Level II: Bachelors degree (B.S.) 2 5 years engineering experience

• Senior Level: Bachelors degree (B.S.) 5 10 years engineering experience (

• Staff Level: Bachelors degree (B.S.) 10 20 years engineering experience

• Equivalent combinations of education and experience are acceptable

• Engineering programming tools (e.g. MATLAB)

• MS Office (Word Excel Outlook)

• Configuration management systems (Git Bitbucket JIRA or equivalent)

• Experience in one or more of these areas: electrical engineering aircraft integration or launch vehicle integration

• Hands-on experience with FTS and/or AFSS components (receivers batteries safe-and-arm devices ordnance initiators)

• Experience architecting avionics systems with COTS or in-house hardware

• Familiarity with RCC-319 & RCC-324 requirements

• Knowledge of Maximum Predicted Environments Acceptance Testing and Qualification Testing

• Experience in technical aerospace leadership including working with sub-contractors

• Test planning and execution experience

• Risk management experience

• Ability to communicate technical challenges clearly to varied audiences

• Ability to work independently prioritize tasks and adapt to changing priorities

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance

• Occasional travel (< 10%) to support department initiatives

• Must be a U.S. Citizen (as defined by ITAR).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of RF system design (link budgets antennas placement)

• Familiarity with debris catalogs for breakup analysis

• Experience developing environmental test specifications

• Experience with max predicted environment instrumentation (accelerometers thermocouples)

• Engineering experience with C C AGI STK HFSS

• Experience working with government agencies

• Experience with air-launch programs

• Aircraft prototype development experience including releasing Engineering Definition and developing work instructions

• Active security clearance

About Us:

The Structures Company is a premier national aerospace and defense staffing agency specializing in contract contract-to-hire and direct hire placements. We deliver expert workforce solutions across engineering IT production maintenance and support roles.

As trusted partners to major aerospace OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers we connect professionals with opportunities to grow and excel in the aviation and aerospace industries.

Eligibility Requirements:

Must be a U.S. Citizen lawful permanent resident or protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) to comply with ITAR regulations.

Keywords: aerospace aviation engineering maintenance aircraft design defense

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