Rocket Motor Production Specialist

Avion Solutions Inc., an employee-owned company, is seeking candidates for a Rocket Motor Production Specialist to support the Missile Defense Agency. This position is located in Huntsville, AL.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• 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. The current focus for active programs will be solid rocket motors. Experience with liquid systems will be used for possible future projects.

• Support the 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 propellant.

• Apply expertise in motor systems to evaluate thrust performance based on case and propellant design and make recommendations to senior leaders on trade-offs and capabilities.

• Provide an independent review of commercial launch systems capabilities and suitability for use in MDA flight test events.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

• Master's degree in STEM with 12+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD programs.

• Direct experience with manufacturing aspects of rocket motor components. Strong preference for solid rocket motors and motors for use in short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) 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.

• Must be a U.S. citizen and have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance.

• Must be able to travel up to 15% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.

Equal Opportunity: Avion Solutions, Inc. reaffirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. Avion Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA-governed Federal Contractor that affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities. Avion Solutions, Inc. provides all employees and job applicants equal employment opportunities in hiring and promotion without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, national origin, or any other reason prohibited by law.