Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer

peopletec· Engineering & Science
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📍 Huntsville, AL, USFULL TIME

About this role

Opportunity

PeopleTec is currently seeking a Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer to support our Huntsville, AL location.

 

PeopleTec is looking for an amazingly talented Range Safety Flight & Termination Engineerto join our team! In this role you will get to support the MDA Targets and Countermeasures Engineering Directorate providing assistance across the targets portfolio with flight termination system and range safety requirements development and verification, GFE and CFE hardware and software development, acceptance, qualification, integration, and checkout.

 

Duties:

  • Serve as Range Safety expert on behalf of the Targets Program office during Flight tests, Range Safety Working Groups, and functionality testing.
  • Provide oversight of requirements development and allocation and verification for targets flight termination system products, including autonomous flight termination systems, and associated range safety Performance and/or oversight of GFE and CFE hardware and software development, acceptance, qualification, integration, and checkout.
  • Provide summary and detailed level reports as necessary to document status, findings, and recommendations.
  • Represent the interests of the customer in Working Groups, forums, and Technical Interchange Meetings.

Qualifications

Required Skills/Experience:

  • Works independently and/or leads teams to analyze and resolve problems.
  • Working knowledge of Range Safety Requirements.
  • Familiarity with flight safety analysis and analysis products.
  • Proficiency in Range Tracking Systems (inertial measurement, GPS, C-band tracking).
  • Proficiency with RCC-319 Flight Termination Commonality Standard and RCC-324 Global Positioning and Inertial Measurements Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality Standard.
  • Must be able to work in a dynamic environment and have the individual flexibility to work multiple actions simultaneously and resolve time sensitive issues.
  • Strong communication skills to include oral, written and briefing.
  • Active Secret clearance

Education Requirements:

  • Master's degree and 12+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program or a Bachelor's degree and 20+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program.

Desired Skills:

  • Highly Desired - Familiarity with autonomous flight termination systems
  • Flight Test Range Safety experience.
  • Background in batteries, RF systems, ordnance and ordnance devices, antennas.
  • 10 + years of experience in defense and aerospace.

Overview

People First. Technology Always.

 

PeopleTec, Inc. is an employee-owned small business founded in Huntsville, AL that provides exceptional customer support by employing and retaining a highly skilled workforce.

 

Culture: The name "PeopleTec" was deliberately chosen to remind us of our core value system - our people. Our company's foundation was built on placing our employees and customers first. With an award-winning atmosphere, we have matured into a company that boasts the best and brightest across multiple technical fields.

 

Career: At PeopleTec, we value your long-term goals. Whether it's through our continuing-education opportunities, our robust training programs, or our "People First" benefits package, PeopleTec truly believes that our best investments are our people.

 

Come Experience It.

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EEO Statement

 

PeopleTec, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in its job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need an accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following email address, applicationhelp@peopletec.com and/or phone number (256.319.3800) to contact us about your interest in employment with PeopleTec, Inc.

 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. PeopleTec, Inc. participates in E-Verify.

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This Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer role at peopletec is based in Huntsville, AL, US. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer role at peopletec full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a FULL TIME position. It is posted as a Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer role in the Engineering & Science department at peopletec.
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This Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer position at peopletec was posted on Mar 24, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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