Rocket Motor Production Specialist

Rocket Motor Production Specialist (Redstone Arsenal, AL)

Supporting missile defense systems with expertise in rocket motor design, manufacturing, and qualification.

• Provide technical expertise supporting multiple rocket motor launch vehicle systems.
• Track motor production plans and resolve production anomalies.
• Evaluate design, manufacturing, test, and qualification programs for motor components.
• Assess thrust performance and recommend trade‑offs to senior leaders.
• Review commercial launch system capabilities for MDA flight test events.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required:

• Master’s degree in STEM with 12+ years experience on missile defense‑related or large DoD programs.
• U.S. Citizen.
• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance.

Desired

Skills:

• Experience with manufacturing aspects of rocket motor components.
• MDA/DoD experience and familiarity with the Missile Defense System.
• Familiarity with MDA flight test targets and threats.
• Experience with Model‑Based System Engineering tools.
• Experience with explosive systems on space and launch vehicles.
• Familiarity with aging and surveillance programs for rocket motors.
• Familiarity with small ordnance testing (LSC, pyrovalves, etc.).
• Experience with AIAA‑S‑113.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong preference for solid rocket motors and motors for short‑range ballistic missiles and larger vehicles.
• Experience with stress, loads, and structures analysis.
• Experience with propellant 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.