Rocket Motor Production Specialist

Job Description

Ignite is an ISO 9001:2015 and CMMI Services Level 3 certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), headquartered in Huntsville, AL. By design, Ignite is a provider of professional services to customers in educational, federal, and commercial industries and seeks to be the preeminent provider within this business space. Ignite upholds values of competency, collaboration, innovation, reliability, and results through everything we do.

• Provide expertise in support of numerous rocket motor launch vehicle systems from short to long range class motors. These systems range from established systems with decades of heritage to new systems preparing for first flight events. Current focus for active programs will be solid rocket motors. Experience with liquid systems will be of use for possible future projects.
• Support program office in tracking motor production plans and resolving production anomalies.
• Evaluate design, manufacturing, test, and qualification programs for all aspects of a motor, to include the case, nozzle, and propel lent.
• Apply expertise in motor systems to evaluate thrust performance based on case and propel lent design and make recommendations to senior leaders on trade-offs and capabilities.
• Provide independent review of commercial launch systems capabilities and suitability for use for MDA flight test events.

• Master’s degree in STEM with 12+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program.
• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Direct experience with manufacturing aspects of rocket motor components; strong preference for solid rocket motors.
• 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.
• Must be a US Citizen.

• MDA/DoD experience and familiarity with the Missile Defense System.
• Familiarity with MDA flight test targets and threats.
• Experience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) 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.

Must have an active Secret Security Clearance.

Master’s Degree in STEM.

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