Senior Product Engineer

PeopleTec is currently seeking a Senior Product Engineer to support our Huntsville, AL location.

PeopleTec is looking for talented Senior Product Engineer to join our team! In this role you will support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Targets and Countermeasures Long Range Program Office (DTL). Your expertise will be applied across multiple products lines developing the next generation of reentry vehicles, rocket motors, and support equipment to create realistic test environments for the nation’s missile defense systems.

Duties:

• Support the DTL Engineering team in all aspects of Target System’s design, analysis, and test to include requirements development, production, qualification, integration, and flight test.
• Collaborate with a dynamic team of experts across multiple technical areas to develop engineering analysis and recommendations to senior leadership
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring all deliverables are met on time
• Providing expert advice to product and component failure investigations and review boards
• Represent the interests of the customer in Working Groups and Technical Interchange Meetings

Required Skills/Experience:

• 7+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program / projec
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Must be a US Citizen
• An active DoD Secret clearance is required to perform this work. Candidates are required to have a minimum of an active Secret clearance upon hire, and the ability to maintain this level of clearance during their employment.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM field with strong preference for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Desired Skills:

• Strong preference for experience working on large scale solid rocket motors, bulkhead initiators, ordnance modules, Flight Termination Systems, motor cases, aging & surveillance, muzzle design, and static fire testing.
• Experience with transportation modes and impacts for rocket motors
• Familiarity with MDA and/or DoD programs and processes
• Experience supporting MDA Flight Test, analysis, and review
• Experience with the development of rocket motors, ground support launch equipment, and reentry vehicles
• Strong attention to detail and ability to efficiently perform multiple tasks
• Ability to communicate detailed technical information to technical and non-technical personnel

Estimated Time to Hire:

• September 2025

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.

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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.