Flight Systems Engineer

💼What You'll Do

• Serve as critical technical contributor reporting to the LOC Missile System Integration Section Head on all payload segment design, manufacturing, and integration efforts.
• Support command efforts to ensure compliance with Nuclear Weapons System Surety and Safety requirements.
• Co-Lead and support where appropriate the development, issuance, and maintenance of the Flight System to Payload Interface Control Document (ICD) and related functional specifications.
• Plan and execute flight system to payload integration activities, ensuring clear hand offs between payload and shipboard integration work streams.
• Lead hardware in the loop (HWIL) and software in the loop (SWIL) verification of the payload interface; define test procedures, success criteria, and analyze results.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate/enable technical risks/opportunities specific to the payload interface; track mitigation/enabling actions.
• Provide technical input to Engineering Review Boards (ERB), Technical Risk and Opportunities Management Boards (TRMB), and Configuration Control Boards (CCB) as the payload interface subject matter expert.
• Contribute payload interface content to the Systems Engineering Plan (SEP), Mission Assurance Plan, and Test & Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP).
• Assist in the oversight of Integration and Test efforts for the LOC missile inclusive of hardware, instrumentation, data-collection, post-test analysis, and ship-integration.
• Prepare and present payload integration status for major technical and programmatic LOC reviews.
• Advise and contribute on flight system cost/schedule/technical trade-offs, and its documentation.

🧠What You Bring to the Table

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, Systems, or related discipline).
• Minimum 7 years of defense related systems engineering experience on missile or aerospace MDAPs.
• Demonstrated experience in payload integration, flight system to payload interface definition, and hardware/software verification (HWIL/SWIL).
• Demonstrated experience in missile systems design, integration, and verification.
• Proficiency in authoring and managing ICDs, functional specifications, and requirements traceability matrices.
• Strong communication skills and ability to interface with OSD, Service PAEs, and FFRDC stakeholders.
• Active Top Secret clearance (SCI eligibility required).

⭐Bonus Points

• 10 years of defense related systems engineering experience on missile or aerospace MDAPs.
• DAWIA Advanced Certification in Engineering or Program Management.
• Experience supporting sea-based nuclear-capable or strategic missile programs.
• Prior SSP, NNSA, or Navy experience with nuclear weapons programs.

Additional Information:

This position requires regular interaction with senior DoW, FFRDC, and industry leadership. Travel (~50%) to test ranges, contractor facilities, weapons facilities, and government labs is required to support technical and programmatic reviews, integration events, and milestone readiness assessments.