Position Summary

LinQuest is seeking a Weapons/Explosives Safety Engineer to join our team in El Segundo, CA. An active secret clearance is required to be considered for this role.

 Responsibilities:

Review solid and liquid propellant analyses and provide recommendations on their acceptability.

Develop and provide the technical rationale for risk-based siting versus the standard DDESB formulas.  

Develop and comment on test plans for the explosive safety characterization of new proposed propellants. Review and participate in government evaluations of contractor documentation to hazard analyses, mitigation strategies, and safety assessments, as well as advise the government team Perform safety risk assessments in accordance with Program and Space Force guidance documents and prepare safety risk assessments for acceptance or for further mitigation. Collaborating with prime contractors, other support contractors, government civilians, and members of the U.S. Space Force

Required Skills and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree 5 - 15 years’ experience in Weapons/Explosives Safety systems engineering Familiarity with Weapons/Explosives Safety systems engineering practices, techniques, and procedures and working with System Safety military standards and regulations Ability to coordinate with numerous stakeholders and customers Strong interpersonal skills to enable working and interfacing with diverse personnel and working in a dynamic team environment Possess strong written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) An active secret clearance is required to be considered for this role

Preferred Skills and Experience:

BS in technical field, such as engineering, mathematics, physics, or computer science MS degree Certifications in Systems Engineering (INCOSE ESEP, CSEP) Knowledge and experience in Jira and Confluence Experience working with military and DoD civilian clients Experience and familiarity experience working on a government space systems program Experience working on a Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) contract Active TS/SCI or higher

Compensation for California: Starting salary ranges from $120,000 to $160,000, depending on relevant experience and qualifications

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, company paid life insurance, and more!  For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits