Missile Qualification Systems Engineer

Since inception in 2010, IERUS has built, systematically grown, and expanded our facilities and capabilities to include complete analysis, design, test, prototyping, and low-rate production capabilities to support defense and commercial needs. IERUS maintains a positive, employee-focused work culture for innovation across the defense life cycle. IERUS’s founders recognized a need for employee-driven innovation in science and engineering that was not possible at previous employers.

We focus on pushing the bounds of science, expediting technology transition, providing an engaging work environment for our employees, and bringing high-value solutions to our customers. In the last decade, IERUS has grown our core competencies in electromagnetics phenomenology, analytical computing, and weapon systems engineering. These competencies are applied across mission areas of Integrated Air and Missile Defense, Strategic Systems, and Unmanned System technologies and provide the foundation on which we build complete solutions to our customers.

IERUS offers competitive compensation packages, retirement options, and benefits packages. To learn more, please visit www.ierustech.com

Job Description:

This is an opportunity to join the IERUS team as a Missile Qualification Systems Engineer.

The job of an IERUS Qualification Systems Engineer is to ensure Verification and Qualification of the engineering designs & analysis that support missile development, integration, and flight test execution activities and their associated milestone reviews.

Responsibilities:

• Support the program through reviews and critical milestones to include PDR, CDR, TRR, MRR, and others.
• Apply IERUS’s technical processes, resources, and methodologies to ensure technical and programmatic reviews for the program are successfully executed.
• Lead the decomposition of Top-Level requirements/Prime Item spec into verifiable all-up round/subassembly/component level verifications.
• Determine the appropriate level of test & analysis required to prove compliance at the appropriate levels, and then develop the plan to aggregate this lower-level compliance/validation into AUR compliance.
• Coordinate with the interdisciplinary sub-system design teams to identify current verification gaps; and identify the hardware, analysis, and test criteria needed to fill these gaps.
• Enable development test plans and technology readiness plans to ensure compliance ahead of PDR, CDR, and Qualification Readiness Review.
• Assist with test planning and appropriate sub-assembly levels related to SMC-S-016; and Navy environments certification.
• Own the development of the Verification Execution plan. Facilitate the Analysis Execution Plan, Test Execution Plan, and Hardware Utilization Matrix.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years in aerospace vehicle development and qualifications
• B.S. in Engineering, Physics, or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Ability to obtain DoD Secret Clearance
• Experience with engineering trade studies and/or relevant sub-system modeling
• Experience working across functions and different levels of leadership to accomplish tasks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to support coordination and cross-team collaboration.

Desired Qualifications:

• Active DoD Secret Clearance
• Preferred experience with SMC-S-016 and MDA/Navy verification requirements.
• CAMEO/MBSE experience also preferred, but not required
• Familiar with component & system level test planning and execution (and an understanding of all the interdependencies).
• The ability to articulate sophisticated technical and programmatic issues to subordinates, peers, and customers.

Location: Huntsville, AL (50% travel to Chandler, AZ may be required for this position)

IERUS Technologies is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.

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