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Cimarron is seeking mid-level toSubject Matter Expert (SME)Flight Safety and System Test Engineersto support range safety and test activities on weapon airborne precision engagement platforms in St. Charles, MO or Huntsville, AL.

Key Duties forMid to Senior-Level Engineers:

• Develop, design, test, and certify hardware/software for airborne flight safety systems.
• Identify required products, systems, components, materials, and manufacturing processes/technologies.
• Generate electrical schematics using design (e.g. AutoCAD, UG) and simulation tools (e.g. PSPICE).
• Author instrumentation system performance specifications and subsystem interface documentation.
• Develop instrumentation architectural block diagrams.
• Coordinate system fabrication, integration, modification, setup, checkout, and teardown.
• Identify test requirements and determinetest methods.
• Obtain flight clearances from the customer for installed configurations.
• Review and approve detailed equipment designs, test plans, and test procedures.
• Develop and implement qualification/certification test programs andprocedures required for systems with extremely high performance and reliability requirements.
• Assistin demonstrating the effectiveness of test methods.
• Developtest procedures and instrumentation/configuration definitions.
• Participatein the evaluation of test performance data.
• Reviewtest data for accuracy, quality, and/or fidelity prior to delivery to the customer.
• Prepare, analyze, and report test results to verify and validate the design and performance meet government, regulatory, customer, and program compliancerequirements.
• Identify certification issues and determine the appropriate action to resolve the issues while meeting the program schedule.
• Perform metrology services (e.g. calibration, certification, maintenance) on all related instruments and equipment.

Additional Responsibilities for Senior to SME-Level Engineers:

• Mentor andlead the technical engineering team.
• Serve as the key technical interface for the engineering team to the customer.
• Providerange flight safety expertise concerning range safety operational risk management planning, provisioning, executing, and reporting, including range interactions to meet RCC 319 requirements.
• Help the programassessadherence to established range flight safety risk criteria, standards, methodologies, processes, and procedures.
• Participate, review, investigate, and coordinaterange flight safety operational risk management efforts and presentrecommendations to risk acceptors through the airworthiness and flight safety review process.
• Recommendmitigation techniques, and/or acceptance or rejection of equivalent level of safety and waivers to range flight safety risk requirements.
  • All of the duties described above are for SME-level candidates.The scope of theduties assigned to mid-level and senior-level engineers will be morelimited, performed with less independence, and will be less complex.

Required/Desired Skills, Experience, and Education

Required Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Due to facility security requirements, only U.S. citizensare eligible for consideration at this time.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.
• 3 or more years of experience as a Systems Engineer responsible for Requirements, Architecture, Interfaces, Design, Development, Integration, Testing, etc.
• 5 or more years ofexperiencewith one or more of the following disciplines:
  • Flight Termination Systems (FTS)
  • Weapons Flight/Flight Safety
  • Weapons Range
• 5 or more years of Flight Testing experience.
• Ability to build and monitor color-coded safety analysis displays to support real-time test missions.
• Ability to accurately differentiate between Red/Orange/Yellow/Green/Blue etc. colorsduring real-time flight test missions.
• Kno ledge of instrumentation, telemetry, and data processing.
• Knowledge of software Integration, Verification and Validation (IVandV).
• Bachelor, Master, or Doctorate of Science from an accredited course of study in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Chemistry.

Additional Required Skills, Experience, and Education for Senior to SME-Level Candidates:

• Flight Termination Systems experience, including:
  • RCC-319 qualification, pyrotechnics, and telemetry systems.
  • Flight test equipment experience.
  • Missile design experience, including strength analysis, loads, castings, and propulsion.
• Previous technical leadership experience.

Desired Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Active Secret Clearance.
• Experience with software development, integration, or testing.
• Experience with RCC-319.
• Experience with Metrology Services Calibration.
• Experience with AutoCAD.
• Experience serving as an IPT.
• Experience mentoring less experienced engineers.
• Experience interfacing with customers.
• Experience serving as an SME, TLE, or CE.
• Experience overseeing Flight Clearance work.
• Master's degree or higher.

Business Profile:

Cimarron is a global solutions company with a strategic partnering approach to satisfying customer-driven requirements. We ensure customer success with a modern approach and experienced leadership. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, Cimarron is fueled by highly skilled employees, developing new innovative technologies, and delivering superior products and services. We believe in recognizing employees' worth by offering competitive salaries and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) contributions, educational reimbursement, and much more. From company communication through Company-wide information meetings led by our President and CEO, to an Awards program designed to recognize our amazing employees and their accomplishments, you will not only feel like you are a part of a team, you will be a valued member of the Cimarron family. Cimarron is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/Disability/Veteran.