Rocket Motor Engineer

Avion Solutions Inc., an employee-owned company, seeks candidates for a Rocket Motor Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). This position is based in Huntsville, AL.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• 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.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

• 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.
• 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 and have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time. US travel only.

Preferred 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.

Equal Opportunity: Avion Solutions, Inc. reaffirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. Avion Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA-governed Federal Contractor who affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities. Avion Solutions, Inc. provides all employees and job applicants equal employment opportunities in hiring and promotion without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, national origin or any other reason prohibited by law.