ROCKET MOTOR ENGINEER

Job Title

ROCKET MOTOR ENGINEER

Location

Huntsville, AL 35806 US (Primary)

Category

Engineering

Job Type

Full-Time

Career Level

Experienced (Non-Manager)

Education

Master'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 Rocket Motor Engineer to join our team in Huntsville, AL. In this role you will support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Targets and Countermeasures Chief Engineer office. Your expertise will be applied across 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

· 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.

· Provide independent review of commercial launch systems capabilities and suitability for use for MDA flight test events

· Evaluate design, manufacturing, test, and qualification programs for all aspects of a motor, to include the case, nozzle, and propellent

· Apply expertise in motor systems to evaluate thrust performance based on case and propellent design and make recommendations to senior leaders on trade-offs and capabilities

Job Requirements and Qualifications:

 

Required Qualifications

· Masters degree with 12 years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program / project or Bachelor’s degree with 20 years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program / project

· Active DoD Secret Security Clearance

· Experience with Stress, Loads, and Structures analysis

· Experience with propellent 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.

· Must be a US Citizen

Desired Qualifications

· 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

Position Requirements

 

Security Clearance Requirements:

Must have an active Secret Security Clearance

 

Recruiting Keywords

Solid Rocket Motor, Liquid Rocket Motor, thermodynamics, heat transfer, Propellent, Composites, CFD, Mass Flow Rate

 

 

Education Requirements:

· Master’s Degree in STEM Discipline

 

 

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.

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