Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer jobs in United States
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AV · 7 hours ago

Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer

AeroVironment (AV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems and tactical missile systems, seeking a highly talented Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer. The role involves supporting the Missile Defense Agency by providing assistance with flight termination system and range safety requirements development and verification, along with oversight of hardware and software development.

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Responsibilities

Serve as Range Safety expert on behalf of the Targets Program Office during Flight tests, Range Safety Working Groups, and functionality testing
Provide oversight of requirements development and allocation and verification for targets flight termination system products, including autonomous flight termination systems, and associated range safety Performance and/or oversight of GFE and CFE hardware and software development, acceptance, qualification, integration, and checkout
Provide summary and detailed level reports as necessary to document status, findings, and recommendations
Represent the interests of the customer in Working Groups, forums, and Technical Interchange Meetings

Qualification

Range Safety RequirementsFlight Termination SystemsRange Tracking SystemsAutonomous Flight TerminationFlight Test Range SafetyCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingTeam Leadership

Required

Education: · Master's degree and 12+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program. Or, a Bachelor's degree and 20+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program
Active Secret clearance
Works independently and/or leads teams to analyze and resolve problems
Working knowledge of Range Safety Requirements
Familiarity with flight safety analysis and analysis products
Proficiency in Range Tracking Systems (inertial measurement, GPS, C-band tracking)
Proficiency with RCC-319 Flight Termination Commonality Standard and RCC-324 Global Positioning and Inertial Measurements Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality Standard
Must be able to work in a dynamic environment and have the individual flexibility to work multiple actions simultaneously and resolve time sensitive issues
Strong communication skills to include oral, written and briefing

Preferred

Familiarity with autonomous flight termination systems
Flight Test Range Safety experience
Background in batteries, RF systems, ordnance and ordnance devices, antennas
10 + years of experience in defense and aerospace

Benefits

Medical
Dental vision
401K with company matching
A 9/80 work schedule
A paid holiday shutdown

Company

At AV, we build shoulder-to-shoulder with our customers, delivering systems shaped by real-world missions, not theoretical requirements.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1.68B
2025-07-01Post Ipo Equity· $875M
2025-07-01Post Ipo Debt· $650M
2023-09-19Post Ipo Equity· $109.01M

Leadership Team

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Wahid Nawabi
Chairman, President & CEO
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Johnathan Jones
Senior Vice President
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