Senior Engineer
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We're a small business making a big impact on national-priority missions in missile defense, hypersonics, DoD space, and civil space. At KODA, you'll find:
- Competitive pay & great benefits
- Career growth & professional development
- A culture of trust, integrity, and teamwork
The name KODA, meaning "allies," reflects our commitment to our people, our customers, and our community. Join us and build a career that matters!
Position Overview:
KODA Technologies is seeking a Senior Engineer to lead the engineering and production of the U.S. Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), All-Up Round+Canister (AUR+C) – the two-state solid fuel rocket booster, Payload Adapter, Glide body, and Canister.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform technical evaluations for both the prime and subcontractors' design and production activities to ensure technical performance and schedule objectives are met.
- Evaluate Objective Quality Evidence for design compliance / verification to requirements for the AUR+C
- Oversee the manufacturing and integration of critical components including small motors, ignitors, and destruct devices.
- Serve as the technical POC for production issues, including tolerances and part selection.
- Provide technical expertise for composite canisters and the integration of humidity sensors, ensuring these subsystems meet stringent environmental and structural requirements.
- Serve on Engineering Review Boards (ERB) and Failure Review Boards (FRB), performing root-cause investigations and implementing corrective actions for non-conforming hardware.
- Support efforts for the Sustained Readiness Program (SRP), including the assessment and evaluation of aging effects to determine the service life of ordnance systems.
Qualifications:
- BS in engineering or physics.
- 20+ years of experience, with strong engineering competency to support a wide array of possible technical, engineering and production issues.
- Ability to work within a fast-paced team environment.
Clearance: Active DoD Secret Clearance, or higher, is required.
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