FLIGHT SCIENCES ENGINEER

Job Description

Igniters operate in the world’s most demanding environment. Igniters are self-motivated, mission-driven, and relentless in solving the Warfighters’ hardest problems. We move fast, think differently, and execute with precision to tackle high-stakes challenges across AI/ML, space and missile defense intelligence, EMSO, advanced analytics, and programmatic domains. As an employee-owned SDVOSB headquartered in Huntsville, AL, our team delivers mission-critical impact for the Army, Air Force, Space Force, MDA, NASA, DIA, and FBI.

Ignite exists to outpace the threat and deliver results that matter in the moments that count.

Ignite is currently seeking a driven, detail-oriented Flight Sciences engineer to join our team supporting the NGI Program in Huntsville, AL.

Job Requirements

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Lead structural dynamics analyses that shape the performance and survivability of missile and spacecraft flight hardware, from early concept through flight.
• Develop, refine, and own high-fidelity dynamic models using both in-house and industry-standard tools to simulate mechanical loads, deployment mechanisms, and complex separation events.
• Drive loads development at both the component and system level, translating real-world environments into actionable design criteria and validated engineering solutions.
• Plan and execute dynamic and static test campaigns—including separation events—then synthesize results into clear, data-driven insights that influence design decisions.
• Partner across a multidisciplinary engineering team to perform design trades, guide architecture decisions, and ensure structural integrity throughout the product lifecycle.
• Define and support dynamic test requirements, oversee test execution, and lead data reduction and correlation efforts to ensure alignment between analysis and test.
• Communicate complex technical findings with clarity and confidence, delivering high-quality documentation and presenting to internal teams, customers, and program leadership at key design reviews and technical forums. This role offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of spacecraft structural dynamics, collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to ensure mission success.

Job Requirements And Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Structural, or Mechanical Engineering or similar technical field
• 4+ years of professional work experience performing rigid body kinematics and/or dynamics simulation
• 2+ years of experience performing multi-body dynamics using MSC ADAMS or equivalent
• Experience building and correlating multi-body dynamics models with test data for model validation
• Proficiency in programming and scripting using MATLAB, Python, or equivalent
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance, thus US citizenship is required.

Security Clearance Requirements

ACTIVE SECRET

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM Discipline