Aircraft Flight Test Engineering Technician

Gauss Management Research & Engineering•Edwards, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Employee shall provide Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) in program/project and business management of RDT&E projects for the 412 Test Wing Groups and Divisions, including Combined Test Forces, for various aircraft platforms, systems, and associated facilities. The position provides technical support, conducts data analysis, and applies engineering technology under the direction of engineering staff. Supported activities may include test and evaluation, test support, logistics, sustainment, operations analyses, manufacturing product assurance, technical studies, cost/price analysis, human factors, safety, program/system security, FMS/Arms Export, command and control, intelligence, reliability and maintainability, quality assurance, and technical and engineering support to ensure operational safety, suitability, and effectiveness. Supported systems include aircraft, aerial targets, air combat training equipment, global positioning equipment, air base operability equipment, munitions, missiles, electronics, explosives, bombs, warheads, fuzes, guns, ammunition, and C4ISR systems. The position provides day-to-day maintenance planning and oversight for an assigned F-22 aircraft at Edwards AFB, California, in support of flight test operations. It leads aircraft production, provides technical assistance, and sets maintenance priorities. The technician develops solutions for F-22 maintenance and modification schedule requirements and overall production needs supporting developmental testing to upgrade the aircraft and subsystems. The role works in an integrated workforce with military, civil service, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing employees; ensures compliance with governing technical and local operating instructions; and advises management on work status, material availability, and potential production problems so personnel, equipment, materials, and services support the flight test schedule effectively. GMRE describes itself as a small veteran-owned company whose mission is to provide high-quality engineering and technical services. The employer is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

Experience leading fifth-generation fighter maintenance operations, preferably on the F-22 aircraft.
Advanced knowledge of aircraft common and special tools and test equipment.
Advanced knowledge of aircraft technical orders, job guides, publications, schematic diagrams, drawings, charts, and technical publications.
Working knowledge of Safety, Tool Control, Foreign Object Damage (FOD), Supply, Hazardous Material (HAZMAT), Quality, and Security programs.
Must have an active U.S. SECRET clearance and be subject to a government security investigation.
Level 3 qualification: 3 to 10 years of experience and a bachelor's or master's degree in the applicable discipline; typically performs all functional duties independently.
Level 4 qualification: over 10 years of experience and a master's degree in the applicable discipline; typically performs all functional duties independently on high-visibility or mission-critical program aspects and may oversee less senior staff or all staff assigned to a specific job.
Degree substitutions: six years of work experience may substitute for a bachelor's degree; an associate degree plus four years of work experience may substitute for a bachelor's degree; 12 years of work experience may substitute for a master's degree; or a bachelor's degree plus eight years of work experience may substitute for a master's degree.
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer; must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
Occasional travel may be expected for meetings, training, and/or site visits.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day maintenance planning and oversight for an assigned F-22 aircraft in support of flight test operations.
Lead aircraft production, provide technical assistance, and set maintenance priorities.
Develop solutions for aircraft maintenance, modification schedules, and production requirements supporting developmental testing and aircraft and subsystem upgrades.
Coordinate work in an integrated environment with military, civil service, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing employees.
Ensure the workforce follows governing technical instructions and local operating instructions.
Assess and advise management on work-in-progress status, material availability, and potential production problems.
Help ensure personnel, equipment, materials, and services support the flight test schedule efficiently and effectively.
Provide technical support, conduct data analysis, and apply engineering technology under engineering staff direction in support of RDT&E programs and projects.