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SAIC

Senior Electrical Engineer

Huntsville, AL · On-site +1

$105K - $137K/yr

Secret Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE Description SAIC is seeking a Senior Electrical ... Additional six (6) years' experience can be considered in lieu of degree (per contract vehicle)

Sarian, Inc.

ServiceNow Integrations developer

Montgomery, AL · On-site +1

$53.50 - $73.50/hr

Remote (but preferred to have local profiles from Kansas City, Frisco, or Seatle) Contract : 12 months JD * Integration Developer - ServiceNow Integrations developer having experience with creating ...

Transform9

Automation Test Engineer

Birmingham, AL · On-site +1

$43 - $57/hr

... remote). Requirements - 10+ years in software quality engineering, with a strong focus on test ... with contract testing or service virtualization Benefits * Top-tier health coverage: medical ...

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.

Data Engineer

Huntsville, AL · On-site +1

$77K - $176K/yr

Remote Work: No Job Number: R0246872 Location: Huntsville,AL,US Share job via: Share Data Engineer ... as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected ...

Johnson Controls

HVAC Controls Pre-Sales Engineer

Mobile, AL · On-site +1

$82K - $107K/yr

This position is REMOTE and can be located anywhere within the US. How you will do it Under general ... Uses available tools to assemble detailed applications for the customer contract, including the ...

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A Remote Contract Engineer is a professional who provides engineering services to companies or clients on a contract basis, working remotely rather than onsite. They may handle tasks such as designing, developing, testing, or maintaining engineering projects, depending on their area of expertise. Remote Contract Engineers often work independently or as part of distributed teams, using digital collaboration tools to communicate and deliver their work. The nature of their contracts can vary in length and scope, offering flexibility to both the engineer and the employer.

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To thrive as a Remote Contract Engineer, you need a solid background in engineering principles, relevant technical expertise, and typically a degree in engineering or a related field. Familiarity with project management tools, CAD software, and remote collaboration platforms is often required, along with applicable certifications such as a Professional Engineer (PE) license. Strong self-motivation, time management, and clear communication skills help you excel when working independently and with distributed teams. These skills and qualifications are essential to consistently deliver high-quality results, maintain client satisfaction, and ensure efficient project execution from a remote environment.

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Remote Contract Engineers often work with teams distributed globally, which can present challenges related to communication and coordination. They usually rely on project management tools, scheduled video meetings, and clear documentation to stay aligned with teammates and project goals. Flexibility with working hours and proactive communication are key to addressing time zone differences, ensuring deadlines are met and any issues are resolved quickly. Building strong relationships with team members and regularly updating progress helps maintain project momentum and fosters a collaborative environment.

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Sr Prin R&D Engineer - SRM Ballistician (Remote)

New Market, AL • On-site, Remote

General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems
Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing • 1 - 5K employees
Learn more about General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systemsexternal

$93K - $127K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 10 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Create rocket motor concepts to meet customer requirements.

  • Refine grain geometries and optimize burn rates, thrust, and pressure curves in collaboration with other stakeholders.

  • Lead static fire test campaigns and ground-based prototyping, analyze test data to validate performance and investigate anomalies.

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems rating

7.4

Company rating: 7.4 out of 10

Based on 22 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

Company OverviewGeneral Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) is a global leader in the design, engineering and production of munitions, energetics, weapons, armaments, and missile subsystems around the world. OTS empowers the U.S. military and its allies with an extensive range of overarching product segments applied across all levels of strategic and tactical operations, providing a cutting-edge advantage to our warfighters. Our Ethos of Honesty, Trust, Transparency, and Alignment, are the guiding principles that form the foundation of everything we do. Integrity is paramount, innovation fuels our passion, customer satisfaction is at the core of our mission, and collaboration is key to our success - fostering a culture of teamwork and mutual respect among employees, partners, and stakeholders. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits that include career development and recognition programs. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!Job SummaryWe are currently seeking a Ballistician to join our growing Solid Rocket Motor Engineering Team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for generating rocket motor concepts from high level thrust/burn time requirements and refining into detailed grain and nozzle designs. The job requires collaboration to define propellant grain geometries and optimize burn rates, thrust curves, and pressure profiles. The candidate will work with design engineers to communicate operating pressures, analysts to communicate temperature and load profiles, chemists to communicate ballistic requirements, and manufacturing engineers to ensure grain geometry can be produced. ** This is a full-time position with a 9/80 schedule. This position can be remote or at our Huntsville, AL or Hampton, AR facility.Impact of the RoleGeneral Profile
  • Recognized as an expert within the company and requires in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in own job discipline and broad knowledge of other job disciplines within the organization function
  • Solves unique problems that have a broad impact on the business
  • Contributes to the development of organization functional strategy
  • Progression to this level is typically restricted on the basis of business requirements
  • Consistent exercise of discretion & judgment
Essential Functions
  • Conducts research, design, and development activities with the goal of developing new or improved products, processes, or services.
  • Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product specialists to optimize designs for manufacturability.
  • Utilizes CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) systems to model new designs and produce detailed engineering drawings.
  • Conducts market research, tracks projects, builds spreadsheets evaluating trade space, designs presentation slides, and executes business-oriented tasks.
  • Draws on technical background to learn complex systems, systems of systems, and technologies needed to understand products and services; then, applies a creative and open-minded approach to problem solve, seeking and finding new robust solutions.
  • Evolves business strategy through assimilation of new technology, evaluating competition, researching industry movement, road-mapping, and conducting SWOTs.
  • Conducts initial business case evaluations, building strategy and identifying value propositions mutually beneficial to the business and customer alike (e.g. differentiation, price to win, etc.).
  • Summarizes research results and communicates findings to internal and external bodies.
  • Develops technical documentation for all projects.
  • Requires the use of advanced techniques and the modification or extension of theories, concepts, and practices.
      • Required Qualifications
      • Required education and experience: Associate's Degree and 10-12 years' experience
      • Discipline/Major: Engineering degree required
      • Critical professional related technical skills; computer skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
      Preferred Qualifications
      • Preferred education and experience: Bachelor's Degree
      • Knowledge, skills & abilities: Product innovation. Product intelligence. Product research. Project scoping. Quantitative research. Research and development. Research documentation. Oral and written communication skills. Critical thinking. Analytical thinking.

      Essential Functions:

      • Develop: Create rocket motor concepts to meet customer requirements.
      • Design and Analysis: Refine grain geometries and optimize burn rates, thrust and pressure curves in collaboration with other stakeholders
      • Testing & Qualification: Lead static fire test campaigns and ground-based prototyping. Analyze test data to validate performance and investigate any anomalies.
      • Data Reduction: Reduce strand burner, subscale and fullscale motor data to determine burn rate properties of propellants
      • Manufacturing Oversight: Oversee propellant casting, curing cycles, and review of tool designs.
      Physical Requirements
      • Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time.
      • Requires regular movement throughout GD-OTS facilities.
      • Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.
      Travel RequirementsUp to 25% travel likely. Pay Range (USD)156/k-212/k Pay Transparency StatementThe salary range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum for salary for this position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, internal equity, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the range during the hiring process. Additional Compensation - ICPHired applicant will be eligible to participate in the Company's Incentive Compensation Program. BenefitsHidden (29037) Paid Time OffEmployees will receive paid holidays and 120 hours of PTO annually and up to 3 weeks paid family leave. _____________________________The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. The statements do not represent an exhaustive list of required responsibilities and skills. Other duties may be added or this job description may be amended at any time. This job description does not alter an employee's at-will employment status or create an employment agreement or contract, implied or otherwise.
Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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