Verify prime-contractor designs, production processes, and hardware acceptance for MDA flight systems: AIAA S-113 compliance, nonconformance/root-cause analysis, and milestone reviews. On-site at Redstone Arsenal (Huntsville, AL); active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship required.

What you'll do:

Audit prime contractor engineering designs, drawing packages, manufacturing processes, and assembly records to ensure end items are built strictly to approved baseline specifications and flight-worthiness requirements

Apply AIAA S-113 (and related space/launch vehicle standards) to assess ordnance, explosive devices, pyrotechnic separation mechanisms, pressure vessels, and mechanical/propulsion subsystems across all design and production phases

Participate in technical baseline reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR, FRR), ensuring objective evidence supports mission assurance criteria before moving to integration and flight test

Evaluate Material Review Board (MRB) dispositions, deviations, and waivers; oversee Failure Review Boards (FRBs) to determine root cause and ensure proper corrective/preventive actions (CAPA) are implemented

Review and approve Qualification and Acceptance Test Procedures (QTPs/ATPs) and corresponding test results; serve as the on-site engineering witness during critical testing events as required

Lead Integrated Product Team (IPT) meetings with supplier partners to maintain schedule alignment, track deliverables, and drive rapid technical problem resolution

Required qualifications:

Active DoD Secret clearance

Bachelor of Science in a STEM field with 7+ years supporting missile defense or large-scale, complex DoD programs (strong preference for Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical engineering)

Demonstrated working knowledge and practical application of AIAA S-113 (or closely related launch/flight vehicle criteria such as AIAA S-114, SMC-S-016, TOR standards, or NASA-STD-8739/AFSPCMAN equivalents)

Proven ability to interpret technical drawings, schematics, engineering change orders (ECOs/ECPs), and manufacturing work instructions to verify build integrity

Strong technical writing and presentation skills, capable of defending engineering assessments to government program leadership and contractor teams

Preferred qualifications:

Direct experience supporting MDA programs (e.g., Targets and Countermeasures, GMD, THAAD, Aegis BMD)

What you'll do:

Audit prime contractor engineering designs, drawing packages, manufacturing processes, and assembly records to ensure end items are built strictly to approved baseline specifications and flight-worthiness requirements

Apply AIAA S-113 (and related space/launch vehicle standards) to assess ordnance, explosive devices, pyrotechnic separation mechanisms, pressure vessels, and mechanical/propulsion subsystems across all design and production phases

Participate in technical baseline reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR, FRR), ensuring objective evidence supports mission assurance criteria before moving to integration and flight test

Evaluate Material Review Board (MRB) dispositions, deviations, and waivers; oversee Failure Review Boards (FRBs) to determine root cause and ensure proper corrective/preventive actions (CAPA) are implemented

Review and approve Qualification and Acceptance Test Procedures (QTPs/ATPs) and corresponding test results; serve as the on-site engineering witness during critical testing events as required

Lead Integrated Product Team (IPT) meetings with supplier partners to maintain schedule alignment, track deliverables, and drive rapid technical problem resolution

Required qualifications:

Active DoD Secret clearance

Bachelor of Science in a STEM field with 7+ years supporting missile defense or large-scale, complex DoD programs (strong preference for Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical engineering)

Demonstrated working knowledge and practical application of AIAA S-113 (or closely related launch/flight vehicle criteria such as AIAA S-114, SMC-S-016, TOR standards, or NASA-STD-8739/AFSPCMAN equivalents)

Proven ability to interpret technical drawings, schematics, engineering change orders (ECOs/ECPs), and manufacturing work instructions to verify build integrity

Strong technical writing and presentation skills, capable of defending engineering assessments to government program leadership and contractor teams

Preferred qualifications:

Direct experience supporting MDA programs (e.g., Targets and Countermeasures, GMD, THAAD, Aegis BMD)

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