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JUNIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER

ignitenow
Huntsville, AL Full Time
POSTED ON 1/1/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/31/2026
Job Title
JUNIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER
Location
Huntsville, AL 35806 US (Primary)
Category
Engineering
Job Type
Full-Time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Security Clearance Required
Secret
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 Junior Systems Engineer to join our team in Huntsville, AL. In this role you will support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Long Range Targets program office. Your work will cover multiple programs developing the next generation of reentry vehicles, rocket motors, and counter measures in support of creating realistic test environments for the nation’s missile defense systems.

Job Requirements

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to

· Providing technical and engineering analysis for MDA flight requirements products to ensure accuracy, decomposition, and integration are complete

· Participate in system requirements reviews and creating and/or updating requirement specifications and technical documentation

· Supporting requirements development and functional allocation to hardware, software, operator and other segments and components of the system

· Providing review and analysis of engineering designs, requirements, and program status

· Coordinating multi-domain reviews of design artifacts submitted in support of critical program reviews

 

Job Requirements and Qualifications:

 

Required Qualifications

· Active Secret Clearance and ability to maintain one

· Bachelor’s Degree in STEM and 3 years of experience

· Ability to apply Engineering rigor to solve engineering/scientific problems

· Experience writing, presenting, and coordinating product and engineering plans, policies, and procedures

· Understanding system interface requirements and requirements management

· Ability to clearly communicate complex ideas and produce and present clear, concise, well-organized, and audience-relevant presentations and documents.

· Reviewing system engineering documentation to ensure specifications meet system needs and are accurate

· Works Independently, as a team member, or leading teams/tasks

· Experience working in a configuration-controlled environment and ensuring proper levels of handling are applied to items

Preferred Qualifications

 

· MDA experience and familiarity with the Missile Defense System

· Familiarity with MDA flight test targets and threats

· Experience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) tools

 

Security Clearance Requirements:

Must have an active Secret Security Clearance

 

Education Requirements:

· Bachelor's Degree in STEM

 

 

Other Requirements:

Must be a US citizen and be able to hold an active Security Clearance at the Secret Level.

We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.
Accommodation Request: If you are a qualified individual with a disability or are a disabled veteran and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our Careers sites as a result of your disability, you have the right to receive assistance in completing the application process. Please send your request to IgniteHR@IgniteNow.Net

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