Nuclear Surety and Certification Lead

💼What You'll Do

 

• Serve as the principal engineer to assess surety policy and flow down implementable and verifiable missile requirements.
• Lead oversight and approval of contractor surety implementation into missile and missile support equipment designs.
• Represent LOC missile equities at Command-level surety meetings and forums.
• Work collaboratively with external partners to assess, support, and document surety architectures within baseline missile design(s).
• Advise as a surety expert and remain abreast of surety program changes and potential impacts to the LOC missile.
• Support Engineering Review Boards (ERB), Risk and Opportunity Management Boards (ROMB), and Configuration Control Boards (CCB).
• Assist in the oversight of Integration and Test efforts for the LOC missile inclusive of hardware, instrumentation, data collection, post-test analysis, and ship integration.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks across the system development and deployed lifecycle.
• Support pre-certification activities to proof, exercise, and assess readiness for surety certification.
• Support certification activities that involve missile and flight-system equities.
• Prepare material, support preparations, and provide technical advice during certification studies and reviews.
• Work collaboratively with the Weapon Integration Systems Engineering (WISE) surety lead for system-level assessments.
• Advise on acquisition strategy, cost, schedule, technical trade-offs, and milestone documentation.
• Support development of Inadvertent and Unauthorized Launch Analyses (ULA/ULA).

 

🧠What You Bring to the Table

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, Systems, or related discipline).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in defense system engineering on an MDAP.
• Extensive knowledge of DoD Instruction (DoDI) 3150.02, Nuclear Weapons Systems Surety Program.
• Knowledge of the DoD 5000-series acquisition policies, including DoDI 5000.88 and 5000.02.
• Demonstrated experience in missile systems design, integration, and verification.
• Strong communication skills and ability to interface with OSD, Service PAEs, and FFRDC stakeholders.
• Active or recently adjudicated Top Secret clearance.

⭐Bonus Points

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• DAWIA Advanced Certification in Engineering or Program Management.
• INCOSE CSEP/ESEP certification.
• Experience supporting nuclear-capable or strategic missile programs.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-882E (System Safety) and mission assurance processes.

Additional Information:

This position requires regular interaction with senior DoW, FFRDC, and industry leadership. Travel (~ 50%) to test ranges, contractor facilities, weapons facilities, and government labs is required to support technical and programmatic reviews, integration events, and milestone readiness assessments.