Production Engineer

Requisition #: TLS-26-031 | Clearance: Active DoD Secret (US citizenship required) | Level: Senior | Experience: 7+ years | Education: Bachelor's (4-yr) | Work site: Redstone Arsenal – Huntsville, AL (on-site)

What you'll do:

• Audit prime contractor engineering designs, drawing packages, manufacturing processes, and assembly records to ensure end items are built strictly to approved baseline specifications and flight-worthiness requirements

• Apply AIAA S-113 (and related space/launch vehicle standards) to assess ordnance, explosive devices, pyrotechnic separation mechanisms, pressure vessels, and mechanical/propulsion subsystems across all design and production phases

• Participate in technical baseline reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR, FRR), ensuring objective evidence supports mission assurance criteria before moving to integration and flight test

• Evaluate Material Review Board (MRB) dispositions, deviations, and waivers; oversee Failure Review Boards (FRBs) to determine root cause and ensure proper corrective/preventive actions (CAPA) are implemented

• Review and approve Qualification and Acceptance Test Procedures (QTPs/ATPs) and corresponding test results; serve as the on-site engineering witness during critical testing events as required

• Lead Integrated Product Team (IPT) meetings with supplier partners to maintain schedule alignment, track deliverables, and drive rapid technical problem resolution

Required qualifications:

• Active DoD Secret clearance

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM field with 7+ years supporting missile defense or large-scale, complex DoD programs (strong preference for Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical engineering)

• Demonstrated working knowledge and practical application of AIAA S-113 (or closely related launch/flight vehicle criteria such as AIAA S-114, SMC-S-016, TOR standards, or NASA-STD-8739/AFSPCMAN equivalents)

• Proven ability to interpret technical drawings, schematics, engineering change orders (ECOs/ECPs), and manufacturing work instructions to verify build integrity

• Strong technical writing and presentation skills, capable of defending engineering assessments to government program leadership and contractor teams

Preferred qualifications:

• Direct experience supporting MDA programs (e.g., Targets and Countermeasures, GMD, THAAD, Aegis BMD)

• Hands-on experience evaluating pyrotechnic devices, initiation systems, electro-explosive devices (EEDs), solid rocket motors, or high-reliability electro-mechanical assemblies

• Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering