Rocket Motor Engineer

Job Description

Rocket Motor Engineer

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Position Description:

Banner Defense is in search of a Rocket Motor Engineer to join our team! 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.

Responsibilities:

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

Required Skills/Experience:

Masters in STEM field with 12+ years' experience working on missile defense-related or other DoD program / project OR

Bachelors in STEM field with 20+ years' experience working on missile defense-related or other 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.

Active Secret Clearance

Travel may be required

Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

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Full-time