Entry-Level F-15 Flight Test Data Engineer

Boeing•Eglin AFB, FL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing team is seeking an Entry-Level F-15 Flight Test Data Engineer. This position involves joining a specialized Boeing Test & Evaluation engineering team performing F-15 tactical fighter aircraft flight test activities on-site at Eglin AFB, FL. The team performing this work provides a very innovation friendly environment, with high levels of inter-team collaboration, peer mentoring, and significant opportunities for individual empowerment and project leadership responsibilities. This position encourages using your personal education, experience, and technical skills to develop and run automated digital data processing software applications to merge and convert raw data files into output products for engineering visualizations, develop autonomous and semi-autonomous systems analysis applications based on digital Neural Nets, Machine Learning, and Digital Models, and develop algorithms to support automated systems performance assessments. Performance of root-cause analysis/troubleshooting to identify and sort actual problems from non-problems and develop characterizations of systems and analyze their real-world performance against digital models are also key aspects of this role. Direct and frequent interaction across multiple engineering groups and technical teams is encouraged and supported for knowledge sharing and investigative engineering tasks. Strong Python, C#, and script coding skills, along with an innovation mindset, are highly desired. Leadership skills will be nurtured and developed to allow you to plan, communicate, coordinate, and execute complex data engineering related activities. If selected, you will be routinely exposed to a wide variety of different and interesting projects involving advanced technology systems while in their early development phase. You will also get hands-on experience with cutting edge systems where innovative problem solving is embraced. In this position you will have an opportunity to design and develop new data tools/algorithms based on digital automation, pattern recognition, machine learning/neural nets, and digital performance models; as well as, use these tools to evaluate the latest electronic and weapons systems Boeing and other contractors have created for integration onto F-15 fighter aircraft. You will be provided with self-paced on-site training, and structured hands-on experience to aid in becoming a Subject Matter Expert on a variety of aircraft/weapons/senor systems and Data Analysis projects. These projects will include onboard fire control radar systems, electronic jammers, RF and IR sensors, onboard core computing systems, radar and IR guided missiles, control systems, jet engines, satellite navigation/communication systems, and encrypted aircraft data networks. Eglin AFB is located in the panhandle of Northwest Florida – less than 10 miles from the white sand beaches of the Gulf Coast which include a wide variety of water sports or other outdoor recreational activities.

Requirements

Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.
An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required
Ability to obtain program access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only
Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement

Nice To Haves

Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)
Ability to create software-based algorithms, applications, and scripts
Ability to develop neural nets, machine learning, and autonomous data centric operations
Experience performing data processing, detailed systems data analysis, data interpretation, data analysis, data fusion/merging, and/or data visualization
Understanding of digital representations of alphanumeric data is an asset (MIL-STD-1553 data bus, MIL-STD-1760 weapon interface protocols, Fiber, or Ethernet)
Understanding of and/or experience with any of the following concepts and technologies is highly desired: (Python, C++11, C++14, C#, MS Visual Studio, WPF and MVVM, Object Oriented Programming and Design, Neural Network data selection and training, Machine Learning frameworks (PyTorch, Keras, Tensorflow, etc.))

Responsibilities

Develop and run automated digital data processing software applications to merge and convert raw data files into output products for engineering visualizations
Develop autonomous and semi-autonomous systems analysis applications based on digital Neural Nets, Machine Learning, and Digital Models
Develop algorithms to support automated systems performance assessments
Performance of root-cause analysis/troubleshooting to identify and sort actual problems from non-problems
Develop characterizations of systems and analyze their real-world performance against digital models
Design and develop new data tools/algorithms based on digital automation, pattern recognition, machine learning/neural nets, and digital performance models
Use these tools to evaluate the latest electronic and weapons systems Boeing and other contractors have created for integration onto F-15 fighter aircraft