Valkyrie Enterprises has need for a Targets Product Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Targets and Countermeasures Long Range Program Office (DTL). The role will involve applying expertise across multiple product lines to develop the next generation of reentry vehicles, rocket motors, and support equipment for realistic test environments for the nation's missile defense systems.
Requirements
- Must have at least 7+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program / project
- Must have strong oral and written communication skills.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
- Strong preference for experience working on large scale solid rocket motors, bulkhead initiators, ordnance modules, Flight Termination Systems, motor cases, aging & surveillance, muzzle design, and static fire testing, preferred.
- Experience with transportation modes and impacts for rocket motors, preferred.
- Familiarity with MDA and/or DoD programs and processes, preferred.
- Experience supporting MDA Flight Test, analysis, and review, preferred.
Responsibilities
- Support the DTL Engineering team in all aspects of Target System’s design, analysis, and test to include requirements development, production, qualification, integration, and flight test.
- Collaborate with a dynamic team of experts across multiple technical areas to develop engineering analysis and recommendations to senior leadership
- Providing expert advice to product and component failure investigations and review boards
- Represent the interests of the customer in Working Groups and Technical Interchange Meetings
Other
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring all deliverables are met on time
- Must have an Active DoD Secret Security clearance, and the ability to maintain clearance.
- Minimal Travel; 10% or less.
- If position requires travel by domestic flight or access to secure federal facilities/military bases, candidate must be able to obtain (by start of position) and maintain appropriate identification credentials, such as REAL ID.
- Bachelor’s degree in STEM field with strong preference for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
