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SENIOR MISSILE SYSTEM STRUCTURAL ENGINEER

IGNITE
Huntsville, AL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/7/2026
Job Description

Ignite is an ISO 9001:2015 and CMMI Services Level 3 certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), headquartered in Huntsville, AL. By design, Ignite is a provider of professional services to customers in educational, federal, and commercial industries and in every action seeks to be the preeminent provider within this business space. Ignite upholds our values of competency, collaboration, innovation, reliability, and results through everything we do.

Ignite is currently seeking a driven, detail-oriented Senior Missile System Structural Engineer to join our Huntsville team. In this role you will be part of Parsons’ Federal Solutions team providing Systems Engineering Technical Assistance to the Ground-based Midcourse Dense (GMD) Product Office under the Teams-Next Missile Defense Systems Engineering (TN-MDSE) contract managed by the Missile Defense Agency.

Job Requirements

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

  • Conduct analysis of interceptor missile system and/or launch and ground system structures, structural mechanics, failure modes, and fatigue analysis.
  • Support missile/ground system structural requirements development, coordination and verification activities in support of the GMD Product Office.
  • Support and lead multi-disciplinary Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM) and Working Groups (WG) with missile defense Government and Industry partners.
  • Coordinate and support execution of TIMs and/or WGs in the absence of Government Product Office Chairs. Document activities, actions, and Executive Summaries of structural analysis TIMs and WGs.

Required Qualifications

Job Requirements and Qualifications:

  • MS STEM degree and 12 years of related professional experience in mechanical/aerospace structural analysis
  • Active Secret Clearance required
  • Ability to work independently and as part of an integrated Govt/Industry multi-disciplinary team
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

Desired Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret Clearance or eligibility for TS upgrade as required
  • Demonstrated experience with Ground-based Missile Defense interceptors, launch or ground systems
  • Demonstrated experience with Missile Defense Agency managed weapon systems

Security Clearance Requirements

Must have an active Secret Security Clearance

Education Requirements

  • Master’s Degree in STEM Discipline

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