ICBM Aerospace/Mechanical Senior Engineer

Position Summary
LinQuest is looking for a motivated Senior Aerospace/Mechanical Engineer to join our team for an exciting opportunity supporting the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) weapon system program. The successful candidate will be an integral part of a highly-skilled Force Development Evaluation (FDE) team that supports Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) and Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) with Operational Test Launch pre-flight mission planning, launch support, and post-flight accuracy and system performance analysis. AFGSC is responsible for evaluating the ICBM force’s ability to accomplish its Air Force mission. AFGSC establishes accuracy and reliability planning factors under operational conditions, detects changes in weapon system accuracy and reliability, identifies areas for weapon system modification or improvement, and verifies operational effectiveness and suitability.  

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform pre-flight mission planning tasks that include defining test objectives and range sensor requirements, targeting the mission, analyzing hazards and range safety constraints, and producing 6DOF flight predictions.

• Attend test launch planning meetings and support launch activities.

• Process booster and Reentry Vehicle (RV) telemetry data.

• Perform missile system performance analysis.

• Determine the Best Estimate of Trajectory (BET) from RV deployment to impact using metric tracking and weather data and use the BET to determine weapon system miss and all sub-component misses.

• Perform Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) accuracy analysis using GPS/telemetry data to estimate guidance and control contribution to weapon system miss.

• Develop engineering estimates of accuracy, reconcile estimates with demonstrated flight test data, and adjust accuracy model accordingly. Compute and analyze accuracy data for bias, covariance, and circular error probability at RV burst and impact.

• Provide engineering support to investigate missile flight test anomalies, provide analysis to determine cause, and develop corrective action solutions.

• Develop, maintain, and modify software tools to determine vehicle performance and flight accuracy.

• Publish vehicle performance and flight accuracy briefing materials and reports.

Required Skills and Experience: 

• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering field from an ABET accredited program or Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or Software

• 3+ years related experience (2+ years with a Master's degree)

• Position level will be based on candidate experience and qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance or higher

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.

• Matlab, C, C++ programming languages preferred.

• Python, Fortran, Ada programming languages desired.

• Technical writing and presentation skills.

• Active Top Secret Clearance 

Why LinQuest?

LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios.   Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers.  LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence.  Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.

Benefits:

LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more!  For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits